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Acer
Acer
capillipes
(Red Stripebark Maple )
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Betula
Betula
alleghaniensis
(Yellow Birch)
Betula
davurica
(Asian Black Birch )
Betula
lenta
(Sweet Birch )
Betula
maximowicziana
(Monarch Birch)
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
pendula
(European White Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Betula
platyphylla
(Asian White Birch )
Betula
platyphylla
Dakota Pinnacle®
(Dakota Pinnacle Asian White Birch )
Betula
populifolia
(Gray Birch )
Betula
populifolia
'Whitespire Senior'
(Whitespire Senior Gray Birch)
Betula
utilis
var.
albosinensis
(Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula
utilis
var.
jacquemontii
(Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)
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
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Celtis
sinensis
(Japanese Hackberry )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
f.
pendulum
(Weeping Katsura Tree)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Euonymus
fortunei
(Wintercreeper Euonymus )
Euonymus
japonicus
' - small-leafed selections'
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
japonicus (variegated selections)
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
×
kiautschovicus
'Manhattan'
(Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Ilex
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
×
meserveae
(Meserve Hybrid Holly)
Juglans
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
dombeyi
(Evergreen Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Nothofagus
obliqua
(Roble Beech)
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Phillyrea
Phillyrea
latifolia
(Mock Privet)
Populus
Populus
deltoides
(Eastern Cottonwood)
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
nigra
(Black Poplar)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Quercus
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Salix
Salix
matsudana
'Tortuosa'
(Corkscrew Willow )
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Ulmus
Ulmus
ACCOLADE™
(Accolade Elm)
Ulmus
'Homestead'
(Homestead Elm)
Ulmus
americana
(American Elm)
Ulmus
davidiana
var.
japonica
Emerald Sunshine®
(Emerald Sunshine Elm)
Ulmus
davidiana
var.
japonica
(Japanese Elm)
Ulmus
parvifolia
(Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
pumila
(Siberian Elm)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vitis
Vitis
×
californica × vinifera
' Rogers Red'
( Rogers Red Grape)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
