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Acer
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Emerald Kascade'
(Emerald Kascade Honeylocust)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Ptelea
trifoliata
(Hoptree )
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
parvifolium
(Red Huckleberry )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Zelkova)
