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Broadleaf Plant Search
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)