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Broadleaf Plant Search
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Malus
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Photinia
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
fruticosa
(Steppe Cherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
