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  • Additional Information
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    • Sunset's Climate Zones
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    • Oregon Master Gardener Training: Identifying Woody Plants

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Broadleaf Plant Search

Aesculus

Aesculus glabra var. arguta (Texas Buckeye )

Azadirachta

Azadirachta indica (Neem )

Baccharis

Baccharis pilularis (Coyote Bush )

Berberis

Berberis triacanthophora (Threespine Barberry )

Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Elaeagnus )

Enkianthus

Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein Enkianthus)

Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle Hydrangea)

Menziesia

Menziesia ferruginea (Rusty Menziesia )

Notholithocarpus

Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Tanoak )

Parrotiopsis

Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana (No English common name )

Prunus

Prunus serrulata 'Ukon' (Ukon Flowering Cherry)

Quillaja

Quillaja saponaria (Soap-bark Tree )

Rhus

Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac )

Salix

Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock' (Kilmarnock Willow)

Sambucus

Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry)

Stewartia

Stewartia koreana (Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia monadelpha (Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia rostrata (Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia serrata (Sawtooth Stewartia)

Toona

Toona sinensis (Chinese Toon )

Viburnum

Viburnum nudum (Possumhaw )
Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)
Viburnum rhytidophyllum (Leatherleaf Viburnum)

Yucca

Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree)

Contact Info

Patrick Breen,
CPN (Certified Plant Nerd)
Patrick.Breen@oregonstate.edu
 

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