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Acer
Acer
buergerianum
(Trident Maple )
Acer
buergerianum
Streetwise®
(Streetwise Trident Maple )
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Apollo®
(Apollo Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Bonfire™
(Bonfire Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Sweet Shadow'
(Sweet Shadow Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Temple's Upright'
(Temple's Upright Sugar Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Acer
truncatum
(Purpleblow Maple )
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Artocarpus
Artocarpus
altilis
(Breadfruit)
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
mas
(Corneliancherry Dogwood)
Cornus
officinalis
(Japanese Cornelian Dogwood )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Eucalyptus
rodwayi
(Swamp Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Laburnum
Laburnum
×
watereri
(Goldenchain Tree )
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
chinensis
(Chinese Corktree )
Phellodendron
sachalinense
(Sakhalin Corktree )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Platanus
Platanus
mexicana
(Mexican Sycamore)
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Quercus
Quercus
stellata
(Post Oak)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Sapindus
Sapindus
drummondii
(Western Soapberry)
Sassafras
Sassafras
albidum
(Common Sassafras )
Shepherdia
Shepherdia
argentea
(Silver Buffaloberry )
Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon
lanuginosum
(Gum Bumelia )
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Trachycarpus
Trachycarpus
fortunei
(Chinese Windmill Palm )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )