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Acer
Acer
× Pacific Sunset™
(Pacific Sunset Maple)
Acer
coriaceifolium
(Leatherleaf Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Boxelder)
Acer
oblongum
(Evergreen Maple )
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pentaphyllum
(Acer pentaphyllum (no common name))
Acer
pictum
(Painted Maple)
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
Crimson Sentry™
(Crimson Sentry Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Globosum'
(Globe Norway Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Brilliantissimum'
(Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Nizetii'
(Nizetii Sycamore Maple or Planetree Maple )
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'John Pair'
(John Pair Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
Lagacy®
(Lagacy Sugar Maple)
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
ledifolius
(Curlleaf Mountain-mahogany)
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
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan 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 )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
amurense
(Amur Corktree)
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Searsia
Searsia
lancea
(African Sumac )
Shepherdia
Shepherdia
argentea
(Silver Buffaloberry )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
