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Alnus
Alnus
cordata
(Italian Alder)
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Betula
Betula
alleghaniensis
(Yellow Birch)
Betula
davurica
(Asian Black Birch )
Betula
lenta
(Sweet Birch )
Betula
maximowicziana
(Monarch Birch)
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
pendula
(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
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Betula
utilis
var.
albosinensis
(Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula
utilis
var.
jacquemontii
(Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Juglans
Juglans
ailantifolia
(Japanese Walnut)
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Populus
Populus
nigra
(Black Poplar)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Ulmus
Ulmus
ACCOLADE™
(Accolade Elm)
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
Zelkova
serrata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Zelkova)
