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Acer
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
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
'Red Fox'
(Red Fox Katsura)
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
f.
pendulum
(Weeping Katsura Tree)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Populus
Populus
deltoides
(Eastern Cottonwood)
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
nigra
(Black Poplar)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Quercus
Quercus
acutissima
(Sawtooth Oak)
Quercus
agrifolia
(Coast Live Oak)
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
glandulifera
(Konara Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
suber
(Cork Oak)
Quercus
turbinella
(Scrub Live Oak)
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Ulmus
Ulmus
ACCOLADE™
(Accolade Elm)
Ulmus
'Homestead'
(Homestead Elm)
Ulmus
americana
(American Elm)
Ulmus
davidiana
var.
japonica
Emerald Sunshine®
(Emerald Sunshine Elm)
Ulmus
glabra
'Camperdownii'
(Camperdown Scotch Elm)
Ulmus
×
hollandica
(Dutch Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
(Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
pumila
(Siberian Elm)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
