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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
(Circumpolar alder group )
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Ardisia
Ardisia
japonica
(Japanese Ardisia )
Atriplex
Atriplex
hymenelytra
(Desert Holly)
Azara
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Betula
Betula
glandulosa
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
occidentalis
(Water Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Celtis
reticulata
(Netleaf Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
betuloides
(Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany )
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
'Gilt Edge'
(Gild Edge Silverberry)
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Maculata'
(Maculata Thorny Elaeagnus )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Ilex
Ilex
aquifolium
(English Holly)
Ilex
aquifolium
'(two variegated selections)'
(Variegated English Holly)
Ilex
×
attenuata
'Foster #2'
(Foster's #2 Holly)
Ilex
cornuta
(Chinese Holly )
Ilex
cornuta
'Burfordii'
(Burford Chinese Holly)
Ilex
cornuta
'Rotunda'
(Dwarf Chinese Holly, )
Ilex
crenata
(Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Convexa'
(Convex Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Dwarf Pagoda'
(Dwarf Pagoda Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Helleri'
(Heller Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Lemon Gem'
(Lemon Gem Japanese Holly)
Ilex
crenata
'Sky Pencil'
(Sky Pencil Japanese Holly)
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
×
meserveae
(Meserve Hybrid Holly)
Ilex
verticillata
(Winterberrry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Red Sprite'
(Red Sprite Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Winter Red'
(Winter Red Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Morella
Morella
californica
(Pacific Waxmyrtle )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Quercus
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
sadleriana
(Sadler Oak)
Quercus
turbinella
(Scrub Live Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Salix
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Hakkaido'
(Hakkaido Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Seiju'
(Seiju Dwarf Elm )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Vaccinium
membranaceum
(Big Huckleberry )
Vaccinium
ovatum
(Box Huckleberry )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Zelkova)