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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Alnus
cordata
(Italian Alder)
Alnus
glutinosa
(Common Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
japonica
(Japanese Alder)
Alnus
rhombifolia
(White Alder)
Alnus
rubra
(Red 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
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
papyrifera
(Paperbark 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
(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
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Castanea
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
balsamifera
(Balsam Poplar)
Populus
deltoides
(Eastern Cottonwood)
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
nigra
(Black Poplar)
Populus
nigra
'Italica'
(Lombardy Poplar )
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Populus
tremula
'Erecta'
(Upright European Aspen )
Populus
tremuloides
(Quaking Aspen)
Populus
trichocarpa
(Black Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
acutissima
(Sawtooth Oak)
Quercus
agrifolia
(Coast Live Oak)
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
glandulifera
(Konara Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
suber
(Cork Oak)
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Salix
Salix
'Golden Curls'
(Golden Curls Corkscrew Willow )
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
matsudana
'Tortuosa'
(Corkscrew Willow )
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )