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Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Ceratonia
Ceratonia
siliqua
(Carob )
Cladrastis
Cladrastis
kentukea
(American Yellowwood)
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
excelsior
Golden Desert®
(Golden Desert Ash)
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
oxycarpa
'Raywood'
(Raywood Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Leprechaun™
(Lelprechaun Green Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
'Marshall'
(Marshall Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Urbanite®
(Urbanite Green Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Juglans
Juglans
regia
(English Walnut )
Maackia
Maackia
amurensis
(Amur Maackia)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
amurense
(Amur Corktree)
Phellodendron
chinensis
(Chinese Corktree )
Phellodendron
sachalinense
(Sakhalin Corktree )
Pistacia
Pistacia
chinensis
(Chinese Pistache )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
Twisty Baby™
(Twisty Baby Black Locust )
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Sorbus
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Styphnolobium
Styphnolobium
japonicum
(Japanese Pagodatree )
Styphnolobium
japonicum
Millstone™
(Millstone Japanese Pagodatree)
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
