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Broadleaf Plant Search

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven )

Aralia

Aralia elata (Angelica Tree )
Aralia elata 'Variegata' (Variegated Angelica Tree)

Azadirachta

Azadirachta indica (Neem )

Carya

Carya illinoinensis (Pecan)

Fraxinus

Fraxinus excelsior (Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus excelsior 'Golden Cloud' (Golden Cloud Ash)
Fraxinus excelsior Golden Desert® (Golden Desert Ash)
Fraxinus quadrangulata (Blue Ash)

Gleditsia

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust)
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis 'Sunburst' (Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)

Juglans

Juglans ailantifolia (Japanese Walnut)
Juglans californica (California Walnut )
Juglans cinerea (Butternut)
Juglans microcarpa (Texas Walnut )
Juglans nigra (Black Walnut)

Koelreuteria

Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Raintree )
Koelreuteria paniculata 'Fastigiata' (Upright Golden Raintree)

Platycarya

Platycarya strobilacea (Platycarya)

Pterocarya

Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya stenoptera (Chinese Wingnut)

Sorbus

Sorbus aucuparia (European Mountain Ash)
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal™ (Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash)
Sorbus koehneana (Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus scopulina (Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus sitchensis (Sitka Mountain Ash )

Toona

Toona sinensis (Chinese Toon )

Zanthoxylum

Zanthoxylum piperitum (Japanese Prickly Ash)

Contact Info

Patrick Breen,
CPN (Certified Plant Nerd)
Patrick.Breen@oregonstate.edu
 

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