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Acer
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
maximowiczianum
(Nikko Maple)
Acer
platanoides
Crimson Sentry™
(Crimson Sentry Norway Maple)
Acer
saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Acer
truncatum
(Purpleblow Maple )
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Aucuba
Aucuba
japonica
(Japanese Aucuba )
Azara
Azara
microphylla
'Variegata'
(Variegated Boxleaf Azara)
Betula
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercocarpus
Cercocarpus
minutiflorus
(Smooth Mountain-mahogany)
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
pungens
'Maculata'
(Maculata Thorny Elaeagnus )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Frangula
Frangula
californica
(Coffeeberry )
Frangula
californica
'Mound San Bruno'
(Mound San Bruno Coffeeberry )
Frangula
purshiana
(Cascara )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
latifolia
(Oregon Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Morella
Morella
rubra
(Red Bayberry )
Myrica
Myrica
gale
(Sweetgale )
Olea
Olea
europaea
(Common olive )
Paxistima
Paxistima
canbyi
(Mountain Lover )
Paxistima
myrsinites
(Oregon Boxwood )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Quercus
Quercus
arizonica
(Arizona Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
douglasii
(Blue Oak )
Quercus
durata
(Leather Oak)
Quercus
glauca
(Japanese Blue Oak)
Quercus
ilex
(Holly Oak )
Quercus
marilandica
(Blackjack Oak )
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Salix
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
crassifolium
(Creeping Blueberry )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
