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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Azadirachta
Azadirachta
indica
(Neem )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya
japonica
(Loquat)
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Ilex
Ilex
aquifolium
(English Holly)
Ilex
aquifolium
'(two variegated selections)'
(Variegated English Holly)
Ilex
×
attenuata
'Foster #2'
(Foster's #2 Holly)
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Phillyrea
Phillyrea
latifolia
(Mock Privet)
Prunus
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)