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Acer
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saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
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sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
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triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Acer
truncatum
(Purpleblow Maple )
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Platanus
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )