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Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
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odoratum
(Golden Currant )
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sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
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Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
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canadensis
(American Elderberry)
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nigra
(Common Elderberry )
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nigra
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(Black Lace Elderberry )
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(Fern-leaved Elderberry )