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Acer
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Boxelder)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree 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
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus
dioica
(Kentucky Coffeetree)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Juglans
regia
(English Walnut )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Platanus
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Quercus
Quercus
mongolica
(Mongolian Oak)
Shepherdia
Shepherdia
argentea
(Silver Buffaloberry )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
