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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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USDA Hardiness Zone Maps of the United States
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Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis
greyi
(Daisy Bush)
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Corylus
Corylus
cornuta
var.
californica
(Western Hazel )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Diane'
(Diane Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Jelena'
(Jelena Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
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'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
'Kin Kan'
(Kin Kan Japanese Kerria)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Paeonia
Paeonia
suffruticosa
(Tree Peony )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
'Pink Chimes'
(Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell )
