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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
crus-galli
(Cockspur Hawthorn)
Crataegus
×
lavallei
(Lavalle Hawthorn)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Fragaria
Fragaria
×
chiloensis
(Beach Strawberry )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Malus
Malus
'Indian Summer'
(Indian Summer Crabapple)
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
(Fraser Photinia)
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Photinia
serratifolia
(Chinese Photinia )
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Prunus
Prunus
Snow Fountains®
(Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry )
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
armeniaca
(Apricot)
Prunus
fruticosa
(Steppe Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
mume
'Trumpet'
(Trumpet Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
coccinea
(Scarlet Firethorn)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Sorbus
Sorbus
alnifolia
(Korean Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
aucuparia
(European Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
yunan
(Sorbus yunan (no English common name))
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Stewartia
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
