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Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya
japonica
(Loquat)
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Magnolia
Magnolia
acuminata
(Cucumber Magnolia )
Magnolia
campbellii
(Campbell's Magnolia )
Magnolia
grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia )
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
macrophylla
(Bigleaf Magnolia)
Magnolia
sargentiana
var.
robusta
(Sargent's Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Prunus
Prunus
avium
(Sweet Cherry)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
auriculatum
(No common name (R. auriculatum))
Rhododendron
falconeri
subsp.
falconeri
(Falconer Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
macabeanum
(Macabeanum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
sinogrande
(Sinogrande Rhododendron)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Washingtonia
Washingtonia
filifera
(California Fan Palm )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)