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Acer
Acer
davidii
(David Maple )
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Betula
Betula
pubescens
(Downy Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
pallida
(Desert Hackberry )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
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
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
fusca
(New Zealand Red Beech )
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
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Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Quercus
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Salix
Salix
babylonica
(Weeping Willow)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
