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Acer
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
circinatum
(Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Monroe'
(Monroe Vine Maple)
Acer
circinatum
'Pacific Sprite'
(Pacific Sprite Vine Maple)
Acer
glabrum
(Rocky Mountain Maple )
Acer
glabrum
var.
douglasii
(Douglas Maple )
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
japonicum
(Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
japonicum
'Aconitifolium'
(Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
palmatum
(Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Sharp's Pygmy'
(Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shindeshojo'
(Shindeshojo Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Esk Sunset'
(Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Betula
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
'Amazing Grace'
(Amazing Grace Weeping Katsura Tree)
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Leprechaun™
(Lelprechaun Green Ash)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Quercus
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Salix
Salix
integra
'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Dapple Willow )
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Hakkaido'
(Hakkaido Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Seiju'
(Seiju Dwarf Elm )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
