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Aesculus
Aesculus
×
carnea
(Red Flowering Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
×
carnea
'O'Neill Red'
(O'Neill Red Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
flava
(Yellow Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Carpinus
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria
paniculata
(Golden Raintree )
Koelreuteria
paniculata
'Fastigiata'
(Upright Golden Raintree)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
americana
'Continental Appeal'
(Continental Appeal Linden )
Tilia
cordata
(Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
×
euchlora
(Crimean Linden)
Tilia
×
europaea
(European Linden )
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Tilia
tomentosa
(Silver Linden)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
