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Acer
Acer
maximowiczianum
(Nikko Maple)
Acer
negundo
(Boxelder )
Acer
negundo
'Flamingo'
(Flamingo Boxelder)
Acer
negundo
'Sensation'
(Sensation Boxelder)
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Boxelder)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Campsis
Campsis
radicans
(Trumpet Vine )
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
americana
Autumn Purple®
(Autumn Purple Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
excelsior
Golden Desert®
(Golden Desert Ash)
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
oxycarpa
'Raywood'
(Raywood Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Leprechaun™
(Lelprechaun Green Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
'Marshall'
(Marshall Ash )
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Mahonia
Mahonia
pinnata
(California Barberry )
Mahonia
pinnata
subsp.
insularis
(Island Barberry)
Paeonia
Paeonia
lutea
subsp.
ludlowii
(Tibetan Peony )
Paeonia
suffruticosa
(Tree Peony )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Purpurea'
(Purpurea Elderberry )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
