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Acer
Acer
× Pacific Sunset™
(Pacific Sunset Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Globosum'
(Globe Norway Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Brilliantissimum'
(Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple)
Acer
rubrum
Redpointe®
(Redpointe Red Maple)
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Corylus
Corylus
chinensis
(Chinese Hazel)
Corylus
colurna
(Turkish Hazel)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
