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× Pacific Sunset™
(Pacific Sunset Maple)
Acer
×
freemanii
'Morgan'
(Morgan Maple)
Acer
negundo
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Boxelder)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
platanoides
(Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Crimson King'
(Crimson King Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
Crimson Sentry™
(Crimson Sentry Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Deborah'
(Deborah Norway Maple)
Acer
platanoides
'Globosum'
(Globe Norway Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Brilliantissimum'
(Brilliantissimum Sycamore Maple)
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Nizetii'
(Nizetii Sycamore Maple or Planetree Maple )
Acer
rufinerve
(Redvein Maple)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Carya
laciniosa
(Shellbark Hickory)
Carya
ovata
(Shagbark Hickory)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Euonymus
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Hamamelis
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
(Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Arnold Promise'
(Arnold Promise Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
×
intermedia
'Primivera'
(Primivera Witchhazel)
Hamamelis
vernalis
(Vernal Witchhazel )
Hamamelis
virginiana
(Common Witchhazel)
Kerria
Kerria
japonica
'Kin Kan'
(Kin Kan Japanese Kerria)
Koelreuteria
Koelreuteria
paniculata
(Golden Raintree )
Koelreuteria
paniculata
'Fastigiata'
(Upright Golden Raintree)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
