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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
macrophyllum
(Bigleaf Maple)
Acer
macrophyllum
'Seattle Sentinel'
(Seattle Sentinel Bigleaf Maple)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Crimson King'
(Crimson King Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Deborah'
(Deborah Norway Maple)
Acer
rubrum
(Red Maple )
Acer
rubrum
'Bowhall'
(Bowhall Red Maple)
Acer
rubrum
October Glory®
(October Glory Red Maple)
Acer
rubrum
Red Sunset®
(Red Sunset Red Maple)
Acer
rubrum
Redpointe®
(Redpointe Red Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
'Laciniatum'
(Cutleaf Silver Maple)
Alnus
Alnus
glutinosa
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
'Pauls Scarlet'
(Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn)
Crataegus
monogyna
(Singleseed Hawthorn )
Crataegus
phaenopyrum
(Washington Hawthorn)
Crataegus
punctata
(Dotted Hawthorn )
Crataegus
viridis
(Green Hawthorn,)
Crataegus
viridis
'Winter King'
(Winter King Hawthorn )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Malus
Malus
atrosanguinea
(Carmine Crabapple)
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
Golden Raindrops®
(Golden Raindrops Crabapple)
Sambucus
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Tilia
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
