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Betula
Betula
alleghaniensis
(Yellow Birch)
Betula
davurica
(Asian Black Birch )
Betula
lenta
(Sweet Birch )
Betula
maximowicziana
(Monarch Birch)
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
pendula
(European White Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf European White Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Betula
platyphylla
(Asian White Birch )
Betula
platyphylla
Dakota Pinnacle®
(Dakota Pinnacle Asian White Birch )
Betula
populifolia
(Gray Birch )
Betula
populifolia
'Whitespire Senior'
(Whitespire Senior Gray Birch)
Betula
utilis
var.
albosinensis
(Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula
utilis
var.
jacquemontii
(Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Juglans
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
