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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
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grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Aronia
Aronia
melanocarpa
(Black Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
buxifolia
'Nana'
(Dwarf Magellan Barberry )
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
bodinieri
'Profusion'
(Profusion Beautyberry)
Callicarpa
japonica
(Japanese Beautyberry)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
tetramera
(Si lie bai zhu (Chinese))
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Mahonia
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
delavayi
(Delavay Osmanthus )
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
(Holly Osmanthus )
Prunus
Prunus
besseyi
(Sand Cherry )
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
indica
(Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
indica
'Pink Lady'
(Pink Lady Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
(Yeddo Rhaphiolepis )
Rhodotypos
Rhodotypos
scandens
(Black Jetbead)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Purpurea'
(Purpurea Elderberry )
Symplocos
Symplocos
paniculata
(Sapphire Berry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
'Conoy'
(Conoy Viburnum)
Viburnum
carlesii
(Koreanspice Viburnum)
