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Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
insularis
(Island Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
montaraensis
(Montara Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
(Pajaro Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
'Bretts Beauty'
(Brett's Beauty Manzanita)
Arctostaphylos
tomentosa
(Wolly Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Camellia
Camellia
japonica
(Japanese Camellia)
Camellia
sasanqua
(Sasanqua Camellia)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
integerrimus
(Deer Brush)
Ceanothus
sanguineus
(Redstem Ceanothus )
Ceanothus
velutinus
(Snowbrush )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Crataegus
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Enkianthus
Enkianthus
campanulatus
(Redvein Enkianthus)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Leucothoe
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
(Drooping Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
fontanesiana
'Girard's Rainbow'
(Girard's Rainbow Leucothoe)
Leucothoe
racemosa
(Sweetbells Leucothoe )
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Oplopanax
Oplopanax
horridus
(Devil's Club)
Photinia
Photinia
×
fraseri
(Fraser Photinia)
Photinia
×
fraseri
Pink Marble™
(Pink Marble Photinia)
Photinia
serratifolia
(Chinese Photinia )
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Pieris
Pieris
formosa
var.
forrestii
(Chinese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
(Japanese Pieris )
Pieris
japonica
'Variegata'
(Variegated Peiris)
Pieris
japonica
'Flaming Silver'
(Flaming Silver Pieris)
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
fruticosa
(Steppe Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Marbled Dragon'
(Marbled Dragon Laurel)
Prunus
laurocerasus
'Mt. Vernon'
(Mt. Vernon Laurel)
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
demissa
(Western Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Pyracantha
coccinea
(Scarlet Firethorn)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhaphiolepis
Rhaphiolepis
indica
(Indian Hawthorn)
Rhaphiolepis
umbellata
'Minor'
(Dwarf Yeddo Rhaphiolepis)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
divaricatum
(Coast Black Gooseberry )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
(Flowering Currant )
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Symplocos
Symplocos
paniculata
(Sapphire Berry )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )