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Acer
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
saccharum
'Newton Sentry'
(Newton Sentry Sugar Maple )
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
tegmentosum
(Manchurian Stripebark Maple )
Acer
truncatum
(Purpleblow Maple )
Alnus
Alnus
incana
subsp.
tenuifolia
(Thinleaf Alder )
Alnus
rubra
f.
pinnatisecta
(Cutleaf Red Alder)
Berberis
Berberis
darwinii
(Darwin Barberry)
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
columbiana
(Columbia Hawthorn)
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
'Pauls Scarlet'
(Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn)
Crataegus
monogyna
(Singleseed Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Crataegus
phaenopyrum
(Washington Hawthorn)
Crataegus
punctata
(Dotted Hawthorn )
Crataegus
viridis
(Green Hawthorn,)
Crataegus
viridis
'Winter King'
(Winter King Hawthorn )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Malus
Malus
fusca
(Western Crabapple )
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
malvaceus
(Mallow Ninebark )
Populus
Populus
alba
(White Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
castaneifolia
(Chestnut-leaved Oak )
Quercus
coccinea
(Scarlet Oak)
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
kelloggii
(California Black Oak)
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
palustris
(Pin Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
rubra
(Red Oak)
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
cereum
(Wax Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
Ribes
sanguineum
White Icicle™
(White Icicle Flowering Currant)
Rubus
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Tilia
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
