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Broadleaf Plant Search

Aesculus

Aesculus glabra (Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus glabra var. arguta (Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus sylvatica (Painted Buckeye )

Agave

Agave macroacantha (Black-spinned Agave)

Alnus

Alnus cordata (Italian Alder)
Alnus glutinosa (Common Alder )
Alnus japonica (Japanese Alder)

Azara

Azara microphylla (Boxleaf Azara)

Carpinus

Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam)

Castanea

Castanea dentata (American Chestnut)
Castanea mollissima (Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea sativa (European Chestnut )

Cercidiphyllum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura )

Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus (Japanese Euonymus )
Euonymus × kiautschovicus 'Manhattan' (Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)

Forestiera

Forestiera pubescens (Desert Olive)

Idesia

Idesia polycarpa (Iigiri Tree )

Ilex

Ilex paraguariensis (Yerba Matá )

Prunus

Prunus serrulata 'Ukon' (Ukon Flowering Cherry)

Rhus

Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)

Salix

Salix magnifica (Magnolia-leaf Willow )

Yucca

Yucca brevifolia (Joshua Tree)

Contact Info

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

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