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Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Celtis
sinensis
(Japanese Hackberry )
Corylus
Corylus
chinensis
(Chinese Hazel)
Corylus
colurna
(Turkish Hazel)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Juglans
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Juglans
regia
(English Walnut )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
orientalis
(Oriental Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Liriodendron
Liriodendron
tulipifera
(Tuliptree )
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Pistacia
Pistacia
chinensis
(Chinese Pistache )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
mexicana
(Mexican Sycamore)
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
