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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Acer
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tegmentosum
(Manchurian Stripebark Maple )
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Emerald Kascade'
(Emerald Kascade Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus
dioica
(Kentucky Coffeetree)
Ilex
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Phillyrea
Phillyrea
latifolia
(Mock Privet)
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Populus
Populus
×
canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Ptelea
Ptelea
trifoliata
(Hoptree )
Ptelea
trifoliata
subsp.
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Hoptree )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
