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Acer
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Boxelder)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Apollo®
(Apollo Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Bonfire™
(Bonfire Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Newton Sentry'
(Newton Sentry Sugar Maple )
Acer
saccharum
'Sweet Shadow'
(Sweet Shadow Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Temple's Upright'
(Temple's Upright Sugar Maple)
Acer
tegmentosum
(Manchurian Stripebark Maple )
Acer
velutinum
(Velvet Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Artocarpus
Artocarpus
altilis
(Breadfruit)
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Buxus
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
(Korean Littleleaf Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Wintergreen'
(Wintergreen Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Variegata'
(Variegata Boxwood)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Celtis
sinensis
(Japanese Hackberry )
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
f.
pendulum
(Weeping Katsura Tree)
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Daphne
Daphne
laureola
(Spurge Laurel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Ficus
Ficus
macrophylla
(Moreton Bay Fig)
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus
dioica
(Kentucky Coffeetree)
Juglans
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Juglans
regia
(English Walnut )
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Aureo-marginatum'
(Aureo-marginatum Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
'Medio-pictum'
(Medio-pictum Tuliptree )
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Passiflora
Passiflora
caerulea
(Passion Flower )
Paxistima
Paxistima
canbyi
(Mountain Lover )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
chinensis
(Chinese Corktree )
Phellodendron
sachalinense
(Sakhalin Corktree )
Pistacia
Pistacia
chinensis
(Chinese Pistache )
Platanus
Platanus
mexicana
(Mexican Sycamore)
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
×
canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Populus
deltoides
(Eastern Cottonwood)
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
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