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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Campsis
Campsis
radicans
(Trumpet Vine )
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
excelsior
'Golden Cloud'
(Golden Cloud Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
Golden Desert®
(Golden Desert Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Juglans
Juglans
ailantifolia
(Japanese Walnut)
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria
paniculata
(Golden Raintree )
Koelreuteria
paniculata
'Fastigiata'
(Upright Golden Raintree)
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Rhus
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Sorbus
Sorbus
aucuparia
(European Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
aucuparia
Cardinal Royal™
(Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
poteriifolia
(Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
