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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Acer
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Betula
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Davidia
Davidia
involucrata
(Dove Tree )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
(Dwarf Fothergilla)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
(Chinese Fringe-flower)
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
'Daybreak's Flame'
(Daybreak's Flame Fringe-flower)
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Spiraea
Spiraea
nipponica
(Nippon Spirea)
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
corymbosum
(Highbush Blueberry)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
