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Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Agave
Agave
colorata
(Mescal Ceniza )
Agave
shawii
(Shaw's Agave)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
(Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Aurea'
(Golden Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Kobold'
(Kobold Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
(Purple (Red) Leafed Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Crimson Pigmy'
(Crimson Pigmy Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Golden Ring'
(Golden Ring Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
'Rose Glow'
(Rose Glow Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
Royal Burgundy™
(Royal Burgundy Barberry)
Berberis
triacanthophora
(Threespine Barberry )
Campsis
Campsis
radicans
(Trumpet Vine )
Coleogyne
Coleogyne
ramosissima
(Blackbrush)
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
(Common Smoketree )
Dasiphora
Dasiphora
fruticosa
(Shrubby Cinquefoil )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Grevillea
Grevillea
aquifolium
(Holly Grevillea)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hesperaloe
Hesperaloe
parviflora
(Red Yucca)
Lonicera
Lonicera
ciliosa
(Western Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
involucrata
(Twinberry )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Quercus
Quercus
stellata
(Post Oak)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Horizon Monarch'
(Horizon Monarch Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
occidentale
(Western Azalea)
Ribes
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Spathodea
Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
