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Alnus
Alnus
glutinosa
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf Alder )
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
'Pauls Scarlet'
(Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn)
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Crataegus
phaenopyrum
(Washington Hawthorn)
Crataegus
punctata
(Dotted Hawthorn )
Crataegus
viridis
(Green Hawthorn,)
Crataegus
viridis
'Winter King'
(Winter King Hawthorn )
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Malus
Malus
atrosanguinea
(Carmine Crabapple)
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
Golden Raindrops®
(Golden Raindrops Crabapple)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Paeonia
Paeonia
lutea
subsp.
ludlowii
(Tibetan Peony )
Passiflora
Passiflora
caerulea
(Passion Flower )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
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gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Spiraea
Spiraea
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vanhouttei
(Van Houtte Spirea )
Tilia
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
