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Acer
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
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
'Miltonensis'
(Milton Weeping European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea'
(Purpleleaf European Beech, )
Fagus
sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
(Roundleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
f.
pendula
(Weeping European Beech)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
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 )
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)
