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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Betula
Betula
pubescens
(Downy Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Happidaze™
(Happidaze Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Salix
Salix
babylonica
(Weeping Willow)
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
cordata
(Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
cordata
Greenspire®
(Greenspire Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
×
euchlora
(Crimean Linden)
Tilia
×
europaea
(European Linden )
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Tilia
tomentosa
(Silver Linden)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
