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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
cordata
(Italian Alder)
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
glutinosa
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Carpinus
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Corylus
Corylus
colurna
(Turkish Hazel)
Corylus
cornuta
var.
californica
(Western Hazel )
Grevillea
Grevillea
aquifolium
(Holly Grevillea)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Itea
Itea
virginica
(Sweetspire )
Itea
virginica
'Henrys Garnet'
(Henry's Garnet Sweetspire)
Itea
virginica
Little Henry®
(Little Henry Sweetspire)
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Rhus
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
nevadense
(Mountain Pink Currant )
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
