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Acer
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
×
carnea
(Red Flowering Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
×
carnea
'O'Neill Red'
(O'Neill Red Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
flava
(Yellow Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
(Ohio Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common 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 )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
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)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria
paniculata
(Golden Raintree )
Koelreuteria
paniculata
'Fastigiata'
(Upright Golden Raintree)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quercus
Quercus
acutissima
(Sawtooth Oak)
Quercus
agrifolia
(Coast Live Oak)
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
glandulifera
(Konara Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
suber
(Cork Oak)
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
americana
'Continental Appeal'
(Continental Appeal Linden )
Tilia
cordata
(Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
×
euchlora
(Crimean Linden)
Tilia
×
europaea
(European Linden )
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Tilia
tomentosa
(Silver Linden)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Ulmus
Ulmus
'Homestead'
(Homestead Elm)
Ulmus
americana
(American Elm)
Ulmus
davidiana
var.
japonica
Emerald Sunshine®
(Emerald Sunshine Elm)
Ulmus
glabra
'Camperdownii'
(Camperdown Scotch Elm)
Ulmus
×
hollandica
(Dutch Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
(Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
pumila
(Siberian Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
Zelkova
serrata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Zelkova)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
