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Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Agave
Agave
macroacantha
(Black-spinned Agave)
Alnus
Alnus
cordata
(Italian Alder)
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Carpinus
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Daphne
Daphne
cneorum
(Garland Daphne )
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Euonymus
Euonymus
japonicus
(Japanese Euonymus )
Euonymus
×
kiautschovicus
'Manhattan'
(Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
glauca
( Small Soapweed )
Yucca
recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )