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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
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grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Cornus
Cornus
controversa
(Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
bullatus
(Hollyberry Cotoneaster)
Crataegus
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Daphne
Daphne
genkwa
(Lilac Daphne)
Euonymus
Euonymus
atropurpureus
(Eastern Wahoo)
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Magnolia
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
'Prairifire'
(Prairifire Crabapple)
Prunus
Prunus
×
blireiana
(Blireiana Plum)
Prunus
cerasifera
(Cherry Plum)
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Zabeliana'
(Zabel's Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
'Conoy'
(Conoy Viburnum)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
