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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Acer
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
Acer
saccharinum
'Laciniatum'
(Cutleaf Silver 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 )
Acer
velutinum
(Velvet Maple)
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
'Pauls Scarlet'
(Paul's Scarlet 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)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Platanus
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
alba
(White Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
castaneifolia
(Chestnut-leaved Oak )
Quercus
coccinea
(Scarlet Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
marilandica
(Blackjack Oak )
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
palustris
(Pin Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
rubra
(Red Oak)
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
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 )
Vitis
Vitis
coignetiae
(Crimson Glory Vine)
