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Broadleaf Plant Search
Arbutus
Arbutus
menziesii
(Pacific Madrone )
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
× 'Austin Griffiths'
(Austin Griffiths Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Azadirachta
Azadirachta
indica
(Neem )
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
'Arborescens'
(Truetree Boxwood)
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Chrysolepis
Chrysolepis
chrysophylla
(Golden Chinkapin )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Cornus
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya
japonica
(Loquat)
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Eucalyptus
rodwayi
(Swamp Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Ficus
Ficus
macrophylla
(Moreton Bay Fig)
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Magnolia
Magnolia
lotungensis
(Eastern Joy Lotus Tree)
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Prunus
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Rhus
Rhus
lancea
(African Sumac )
Trachycarpus
Trachycarpus
fortunei
(Chinese Windmill Palm )
Umbellularia
Umbellularia
californica
(Oregon Myrtle )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Vitex
Vitex
lucens
(Puriri )
Yucca
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )
