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Additional Information
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Acer
Acer
buergerianum
(Trident Maple )
Acer
campestre
(Hedge Maple )
Acer
monspessulanum
(Montpellier Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Catalpa
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Fagus
Fagus
sylvatica
'Asplenifolia'
(Fernleaf European Beech)
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
orientalis
(Oriental Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Paulownia
Paulownia
tomentosa
(Empress Tree )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Populus
Populus
alba
(White Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
cerris
(Turkey Oak)
Quercus
×
leana
(Lea's Oak)
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
nigra
(Water Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
'Pokey's Pink'
(Pokey's Pink Flowering Currant)
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rubus
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Sassafras
Sassafras
albidum
(Common Sassafras )
Syringa
Syringa
laciniata
(Cutleaf Lilac)
