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Acer
Acer
× Pacific Sunset™
(Pacific Sunset Maple)
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
(Freeman Maple )
Acer
×
freemanii
'Armstrong'
(Armstrong Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
Autumn Blaze®
(Autumn Blaze Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
griseum
(Paperbark Maple)
Acer
macrophyllum
(Bigleaf Maple)
Acer
macrophyllum
'Seattle Sentinel'
(Seattle Sentinel Bigleaf Maple)
Acer
miyabei
(Miyabe Maple)
Acer
miyabei
Street Tree®
(Street Tree Miyabe Maple)
Acer
monspessulanum
(Montpellier Maple)
Acer
negundo
(Boxelder )
Acer
oblongum
(Evergreen Maple )
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pictum
(Painted Maple)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Globosum'
(Globe Norway Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
(Planetree Maple )
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Atropurpureum'
(Purpleleaf Sycamore Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Brilliantissimum'
(Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple)
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Apollo®
(Apollo Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Bonfire™
(Bonfire Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Newton Sentry'
(Newton Sentry Sugar Maple )
Acer
saccharum
'Sweet Shadow'
(Sweet Shadow Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Temple's Upright'
(Temple's Upright Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
subsp.
grandidentatum
(Bigtooth Maple )
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
velutinum
(Velvet Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Artocarpus
Artocarpus
altilis
(Breadfruit)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
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
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
(European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Asplenifolia'
(Fernleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Miltonensis'
(Milton Weeping European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea'
(Purpleleaf European Beech, )
Fagus
sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
(Roundleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
f.
pendula
(Weeping European Beech)
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Happidaze™
(Happidaze Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
chinense
(Chinese Tuliptree)
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
amurense
(Amur Corktree)
Phellodendron
chinensis
(Chinese Corktree )
Phellodendron
sachalinense
(Sakhalin Corktree )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
mexicana
(Mexican Sycamore)
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Quercus
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Searsia
Searsia
lancea
(African Sumac )
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)