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Actinidia
Actinidia
kolomikta
(Kolomikta Actinidia )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
(Porcelain Berry )
Ampelopsis
brevipendiculata
'Elegans'
(Elegans Porcelain Berry )
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
'Gilt Edge'
(Gild Edge Silverberry)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Ilex
Ilex
cornuta
(Chinese Holly )
Ilex
crenata
'Lemon Gem'
(Lemon Gem Japanese Holly)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
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
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Ribes
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
