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Broadleaf Plant Search
Acer
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
sinuata
(Sitka Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
alnifolia
(Western Serviceberry )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Crataegus
Crataegus
crus-galli
(Cockspur Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crataegus
×
lavallei
(Lavalle Hawthorn)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Frangula
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Halesia
Halesia
carolina
(Carolina Silverbell )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
paniculata
(Panicle Hydrangea)
Malus
Malus
'Snowdrift'
(Snowdrift Crabapple)
Malus
floribunda
(Japanese Flowering Crabapple)
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Malus
×
robusta
(Cherry Crabapple)
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
Golden Raindrops®
(Golden Raindrops Crabapple)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Oxydendrum
Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Populus
Populus
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Populus
tremuloides
(Quaking Aspen)
Prunus
Prunus
'Accolade'
(Accolade Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
Cascade Snow™
(Cascade Snow Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
Snow Fountains®
(Snow Fountains Weeping Cherry )
Prunus
'Snow Goose'
(Snow Goose Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
'Tai-Haku'
(Tai-Haku Flowering Cherry )
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
armeniaca
(Apricot)
Prunus
armeniaca
'Goldcot'
(Goldcot Apricot)
Prunus
avium
(Sweet Cherry)
Prunus
cerasifera
(Cherry Plum)
Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
Prunus
maackii
(Amur Chokecherry )
Prunus
mume
'Contorta'
(Contorta Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus
mume
'Trumpet'
(Trumpet Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus
padus
(European Birdcherry )
Prunus
serotina
(Black Cherry )
Prunus
serrulata
(Japanese Flowering Cherry )
Prunus
serrulata
'Mt. Fuji'
(Mt. Fuji Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
serrulata
'Shiro-fugen'
(Shiro-fugen Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
serrulata
'Shogetsu'
(Shogetsu Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
subhirtella
(Higan Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
'Pendula'
(Weeping Higan Cherry)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Prunus
×
yedoensis
'Akebono'
(Akebono Yoshino Cherry)
Pyrus
Pyrus
calleryana
(Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
'Autumn Blaze'
(Autumn Blaze Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
Chanticleer®
(Chanticleer Pear)
Pyrus
fauriei
Korean Sun™
(Korean Sun Pear)
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Sorbus
Sorbus
alnifolia
(Korean Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
aucuparia
(European Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
aucuparia
Cardinal Royal™
(Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
yunan
(Sorbus yunan (no English common name))
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
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