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Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Berberis
Berberis
Emerald Carousel™
(Emerald Carousel Barberry)
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
×
mentorensis
(Mentor Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
(Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Aurea'
(Golden Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Golden Nugget™
(Golden Nugget Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Kobold'
(Kobold Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Sunsation™
(Sunsation Barberry)
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Dirca
Dirca
palustris
(Leatherwood )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Ternstroemia
Ternstroemia
gymnanthera
(Japanese Ternstroemia)
Thevetia
Thevetia
peruviana
(Yellow Oleander )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
