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Acer
Acer
buergerianum
'Miyasama yatsubusa'
(Miyasama yatsubusa Trident Maple)
Acer
campestre
'Carnival'
(Carnival Hedge Maple)
Acer
campestre
'Nanum'
(Dwarf Hedge Maple)
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Sunglow'
(Sunglow Vine Maple)
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
japonicum
(Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
japonicum
'Aconitifolium'
(Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
oblongum
(Evergreen Maple )
Acer
palmatum
(Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Beni komachi'
(Beni komachi Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Pixie'
(Pixie Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shaina'
(Shaina Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Sharp's Pygmy'
(Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shindeshojo'
(Shindeshojo Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
'Ever Red'
(Ever Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pentaphyllum
(Acer pentaphyllum (no common name))
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Esk Sunset'
(Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
'Emerald Elf'
(Emerald Elf Amur Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Ardisia
Ardisia
japonica
(Japanese Ardisia )
Artemisia
Artemisia
ludoviciana
(Prairie Sage )
Artemisia
tridentata
(Big Sagebrush)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Aucuba
Aucuba
japonica
(Japanese Aucuba )
Aucuba
japonica
'Mr. Goldstrike'
(Mr. Goldstrike Aucuba)
Aucuba
japonica
'Picturata'
(Picturata Aucuba)
Aucuba
japonica
'Variegata'
(Gold Dust Plant )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Filigree Lace'
(Filigree European White Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Buxus
Buxus
bodinieri
(Bodinier's Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
(Korean Littleleaf Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Winter Gem'
(Winter Gem Boxwood)
Buxus
microphylla
var.
koreana
'Wintergreen'
(Wintergreen Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
(Common Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Aurea-pendula'
(Aurea-pendula Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Latifolia Maculata'
(Latifolia Maculata Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Suffruticosa'
(Edging Boxwood)
Buxus
sempervirens
'Variegata'
(Variegata Boxwood)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
'Amazing Grace'
(Amazing Grace Weeping Katsura Tree)
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
apiculatus
'Tom Thumb'
(Tom Thumb Cotoneaster )
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Diospyros
Diospyros
texana
(Texas Persimmon )
Dirca
Dirca
palustris
(Leatherwood )
Disanthus
Disanthus
cercidifolius
(Redbud Hazel)
Distylium
Distylium
× 'Vintage Jade'
(Vintage Jade Evergreen Witch Hazel)
Dodonaea
Dodonaea
viscosa
(Hop Bush)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
'Gilt Edge'
(Gild Edge Silverberry)
Elaeagnus
pungens
(Thorny Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Clemson Variegated'
(Clemson Variegated Thorny Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Maculata'
(Maculata Thorny Elaeagnus )
Ephedra
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Euonymus
fortunei
(Wintercreeper Euonymus )
Euonymus
fortunei (some selections)
(Wintercreeper Euonymus)
Euonymus
japonicus
' - small-leafed selections'
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
japonicus (variegated selections)
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
×
kiautschovicus
'Manhattan'
(Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)
Fagus
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea Nana'
(Dwarf European Purple Beech)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
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