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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Photinia
Photinia
serratifolia
(Chinese Photinia )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Sorbus
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
