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Acer
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Berberis
Berberis
replicata
(Evergreen Barberry)
Carpinus
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Corylopsis
Corylopsis
(Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
pauciflora
(Buttercup Winterhazel)
Corylopsis
spicata
(Spike Winterhazel)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
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intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Mahonia
Mahonia
aquifolium
(Oregon Grape )
Mahonia
aquifolium
'Compacta'
(Compact Oregon Grape)
Mahonia
lomariifolia
(Chinese Mahonia )
Mahonia
×
media
'Arthur Menzies'
(Arthur Menzies Mahonia)
Mahonia
nervosa
(Longleaf Mahonia )
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Mahonia
repens
(Creeping Mahonia)
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Sambucus
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
prunifolium
(Blackhaw Viburnum)
Viburnum
rhytidophyllum
(Leatherleaf Viburnum)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
