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Acer
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Crimson King'
(Crimson King Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
Crimson Sentry™
(Crimson Sentry Norway Maple)
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Acer
saccharum
subsp.
grandidentatum
(Bigtooth Maple )
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
'Emerald Elf'
(Emerald Elf Amur Maple)
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
×
gladwynensis
'William Penn'
(William Penn Barberry)
Berberis
jamesiana
(James Barberry)
Berberis
×
mentorensis
(Mentor Barberry)
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Stewartia
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
