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Acer
Acer
× Pacific Sunset™
(Pacific Sunset Maple)
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Acer
crataegifolium
(Hawthorn Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
negundo
'Flamingo'
(Flamingo Boxelder)
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated 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
'Brilliantissimum'
(Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Nizetii'
(Nizetii Sycamore Maple or Planetree Maple )
Acer
rubrum
Redpointe®
(Redpointe Red Maple)
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
sylvatica
'Asplenifolia'
(Fernleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Miltonensis'
(Milton Weeping European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purple Fountain'
(Purple Fountain European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
(Roundleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
f.
pendula
(Weeping European Beech)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus
dioica
(Kentucky Coffeetree)
Juglans
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Juglans
regia
(English Walnut )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
amurense
(Amur Corktree)
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Searsia
Searsia
lancea
(African Sumac )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
