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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Ilex
Ilex
verticillata
(Winterberrry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Red Sprite'
(Red Sprite Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Winter Red'
(Winter Red Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Malus
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Photinia
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
fruticosa
(Steppe Cherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
