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Acer
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saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
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Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Quercus
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )