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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
paniculata
(Panicle Hydrangea)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Prunus
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Sambucus
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )