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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
palmatum
'Beni komachi'
(Beni komachi Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Pixie'
(Pixie Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shaina'
(Shaina Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shindeshojo'
(Shindeshojo Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
'Ever Red'
(Ever Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Esk Sunset'
(Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple)
Berberis
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)
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
'Ruby Falls'
(Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
'Royal Purple'
(Royal Purple Smoketree)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
congestus
(Pyrenees Cotoneaster)
Lonicera
Lonicera
nitida
'Red Tips'
(Red Tips Box Honeysuckle)
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
Plum Delight™
(Plum Delight Fringe-flower)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Prunus
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
lutescens
(Lutescens Rhododendron)
Spiraea
Spiraea
japonica
Magic Carpet™
(Magic Carpet Spirea)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
