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Acer
Acer
crataegifolium
'Veitchii'
(Veitch Hawthorn Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tegmentosum
(Manchurian Stripebark Maple )
Aesculus
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
mollissima
(Chinese Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Diospyros
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Euonymus
Euonymus
fortunei
(Wintercreeper Euonymus )
Euonymus
japonicus
(Japanese Euonymus )
Euonymus
japonicus
' - small-leafed selections'
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
japonicus (variegated selections)
(Japanese Euonymus)
Euonymus
×
kiautschovicus
'Manhattan'
(Manhattan Spreading Euonymus)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Ilex
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Ilex
×
meserveae
(Meserve Hybrid Holly)
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Maytenus
Maytenus
boaria
(Mayten )
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Phillyrea
Phillyrea
latifolia
(Mock Privet)
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Populus
Populus
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canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Ptelea
Ptelea
crenulata
(California Hoptree )
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Vaccinium
Vaccinium
angustifolium
(Lowbush Blueberry)
Vaccinium
angustifolium
'Burgundy'
(Burgundy Lowbush Blueberry)
Vitis
Vitis
×
californica × vinifera
' Rogers Red'
( Rogers Red Grape)
Yucca
Yucca
brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
