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Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Albizia
Albizia
julibrissin
(Silk Tree )
Albizia
julibrissin
'Summer Chocolate'
(Summer Chocolate Silk Tree)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Berberis
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
verruculosa
(Warty Barberry)
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Ceiba
Ceiba
speciosa
(Floss Silk Tree)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Ruby Falls'
(Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Cladrastis
Cladrastis
kentukea
(American Yellowwood)
Cotinus
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Cytisus
Cytisus
scoparius
(Scotch Broom )
Cytisus
scoparius
'Moonlight'
(Moonlight Scotch Broom)
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Delonix
Delonix
regia
(Royal Poinciana)
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Genista
Genista
lydia
(Lydia Broom )
Genista
pilosa
(Silkyleaf Broom )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
macracantha
(Large Spined Honeylocust)
Grevillea
Grevillea
robusta
(Silky Oak )
Hakea
Hakea
microcarpa
(Small-fruited Hakea)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Itea
Itea
virginica
(Sweetspire )
Itea
virginica
'Henrys Garnet'
(Henry's Garnet Sweetspire)
Laburnum
Laburnum
×
watereri
(Goldenchain Tree )
Lapageria
Lapageria
rosea
(Chilean Bellflower )
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Aureo-marginatum'
(Aureo-marginatum Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Medio-pictum'
(Medio-pictum Tuliptree )
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Maackia
chinensis
(Chinese Maackia)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
acuminata
(Cucumber Magnolia )
Magnolia
campbellii
(Campbell's Magnolia )
Magnolia
denudata
(Yulan Magnolia)
Magnolia
ernestii
(Yellow Lily Tree)
Magnolia
grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia )
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
kobus
(Kobus Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Magnolia
sargentiana
var.
robusta
(Sargent's Magnolia)
Magnolia
sieboldii
(Siebold Magnolia )
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
(Star Magnolia)
Magnolia
stellata
'Rosea'
(Rosea Star Magnolia )
Magnolia
stellata
'Waterlily'
(Waterlily Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Melaleuca
Melaleuca
diosmifolia
(Dotted Melaleuca )
Melaleuca
nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Parrotia
Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Robinia
pseudoacacia
'Frisia'
(Frisia Black Locust)
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Styphnolobium
Styphnolobium
japonicum
(Japanese Pagodatree )
Styphnolobium
japonicum
Millstone™
(Millstone Japanese Pagodatree)
Styphnolobium
japonicum
'Pendula'
(Weeping Scholar-tree )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Wisteria
Wisteria
floribunda
(Japanese Wisteria)
Wisteria
sinensis
(Chinese Wisteria)