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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Alnus
cordata
(Italian Alder)
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
glutinosa
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Baccharis
Baccharis
pilularis
(Coyote Bush )
Betula
Betula
alleghaniensis
(Yellow Birch)
Betula
davurica
(Asian Black Birch )
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
lenta
(Sweet Birch )
Betula
maximowicziana
(Monarch Birch)
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
papyrifera
(Paperbark Birch )
Betula
pendula
(European White Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf European White Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Purpurea'
(Purple European Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Betula
platyphylla
(Asian White Birch )
Betula
platyphylla
Dakota Pinnacle®
(Dakota Pinnacle Asian White Birch )
Betula
populifolia
(Gray Birch )
Betula
populifolia
'Whitespire Senior'
(Whitespire Senior Gray Birch)
Betula
pubescens
(Downy Birch)
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Betula
utilis
var.
albosinensis
(Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula
utilis
var.
jacquemontii
(Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
(Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus
thyrsiflorus
'El Dorado'
(El Dorado Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
Corylopsis
Corylopsis
(Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
pauciflora
(Buttercup Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
spicata
(Spike Winterhazel)
Corylus
Corylus
americana
(American Hazel )
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Contorta'
(Contorted Filbert )
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Diane'
(Diane Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Jelena'
(Jelena Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
discolor
(Oceanspray )
Holodiscus
microphyllus
(Small-leaved Creambush)
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
(Japanese Kerria )
Kerria
japonica
'Albiflora'
(White Japanese Kerria, )
Kerria
japonica
'Golden Guinea'
(Golden Guinea Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Kin Kan'
(Kin Kan Japanese Kerria)
Kerria
japonica
'Picta'
(Variegated Japanese Kerria, )
Kerria
japonica
'Pleniflora'
(Double Japanese Kerria)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
axillaris
(Coast Leucothoen )
Leucothoe
davisiae
(Western Leucothoe )
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
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