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Acer
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Little Gem'
(Little Gem Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Sunglow'
(Sunglow Vine Maple)
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
palmatum
(Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Pixie'
(Pixie Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shaina'
(Shaina Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Sharp's Pygmy'
(Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
'Ever Red'
(Ever Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
'Emerald Elf'
(Emerald Elf Amur Maple)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
refugioensis
(Refugio Manzanita)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
capitatus
(Western Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Rhus
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Rubus
Rubus
leucodermis
(Blackcap)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Rubus
parviflorus
(Thimbleberry )
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Compactum'
(Compact European Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )