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Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Cornus
Cornus
controversa
(Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
(Bloodtwig Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
'Midwinter Fire'
(Midwinter Fire Dogwood)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
lucidus
(Hedge Cotoneaster)
Crataegus
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Magnolia
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Prunus
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
sargentii
'Columnaris'
(Columnar Sargent Cherry)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
subhirtella
(Higan Cherry)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhodotypos
Rhodotypos
scandens
(Black Jetbead)
Ribes
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
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Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue 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 )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Symplocos
Symplocos
paniculata
(Sapphire Berry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum
carlesii
(Koreanspice Viburnum)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
