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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
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 )
Celtis
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
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 )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Pyrus
Pyrus
calleryana
(Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
Chanticleer®
(Chanticleer Pear)
Pyrus
fauriei
Korean Sun™
(Korean Sun Pear)
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
americana
'Continental Appeal'
(Continental Appeal 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)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )