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Betula
Betula
pubescens
(Downy Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
nicholii
(Narrow-leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Eucalyptus
rodwayi
(Swamp Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
(European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Miltonensis'
(Milton Weeping European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purple Fountain'
(Purple Fountain European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea'
(Purpleleaf European Beech, )
Fagus
sylvatica
'Red Obelisk'
(Red Obelisk European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
(Roundleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Tortuosa Purpurea'
(Contorted Purple Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Tricolor'
(Tricolor European Beech )
Fagus
sylvatica
f.
pendula
(Weeping European Beech)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Hippophae
Hippophae
rhamnoides
(Sea Buckthorn)
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Quercus
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Quercus
hypoleucoides
(Silverleaf Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Salix
Salix
babylonica
(Weeping Willow)
Searsia
Searsia
lancea
(African Sumac )
Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon
lanuginosum
(Gum Bumelia )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
