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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Carpenteria
Carpenteria
californica
(Bush Anemone)
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
cuneatus
(Narrowleaf Buckbrush )
Ceanothus
cuneatus
var.
rigidus
'Snowball'
(Snowball Ceanothus)
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
(Mexican Orange)
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
floribunda
(Asian Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)