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Acer
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
maximowiczianum
(Nikko Maple)
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Acer
truncatum
(Purpleblow Maple )
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
(Boxleaf Azara)
Betula
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crinodendron
Crinodendron
hookerianum
(Chilean Lantern Tree)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quercus
Quercus
arizonica
(Arizona Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
douglasii
(Blue Oak )
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Quercus
ilex
(Holly Oak )
Quercus
marilandica
(Blackjack Oak )
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
