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Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Andromeda
Andromeda
polifolia
(Bog Rosemary)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
bakeri
subsp.
bakeri
'Louis Edmunds'
(Louis Edmunds Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
canescens
(Hoary Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
columbiana
(Hairy Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
confertiflora
(Santa Rosa Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
edmundsii
(Little Sur Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
nevadensis
(Pinemat Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
patula
(Green Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pumila
(Sandmat Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
pungens
(Ponitleaf Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
rudis
(Shag Bark Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Chamaebatiaria
Chamaebatiaria
millefolium
(Fernbush )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cladrastis
Cladrastis
kentukea
(American Yellowwood)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Eriogonum
Eriogonum
fasciculatum
(California Buckwheat )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Exochorda
Exochorda
racemosa
(Common Pearlbush)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
macracantha
(Large Spined Honeylocust)
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
grayana
(Hana-hirinoki (Japan))
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
denudata
(Yulan Magnolia)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
macrophylla
(Bigleaf Magnolia)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Menziesia
Menziesia
ciliicalyx
var.
multiflora
(Mock Azalea )
Menziesia
ferruginea
(Rusty Menziesia )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Pachysandra
Pachysandra
procumbens
(Allegheny Pachysandra)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
var.
yakushimanum
'Prelude '
(Prelude Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
heterophyllum
(Chinese Pittosporum)
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Purshia
tridentata
(Bitterbrush )
Pyrus
Pyrus
calleryana
(Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
Chanticleer®
(Chanticleer Pear)
Pyrus
fauriei
Korean Sun™
(Korean Sun Pear)
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Robinia
pseudoacacia
(Black Locust)
Robinia
pseudoacacia
'Frisia'
(Frisia Black Locust)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
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