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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Crataegus
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Ilex
Ilex
verticillata
(Winterberrry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Red Sprite'
(Red Sprite Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Winter Red'
(Winter Red Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Malus
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Photinia
Photinia
villosa
(Oriental Photinia)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
fruticosa
(Steppe Cherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
prostrata
(Rock Cherry )
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Rosa
Rosa
rugosa
(Rugosa Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
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 )
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Viburnum
Viburnum
×
bodnantense
'Dawn'
(Dawn Bodnantense Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum
dilatatum
(Linden Viburnum )
Viburnum
dilatatum
Cardinal Candy™
(Cardinal Candy Viburnum)
Viburnum
dilatatum
'Erie'
(Erie Linden Viburnum)
Viburnum
farreri
(Fragrant Viburnum)
Viburnum
×
juddii
(Judd Viburnum)
Viburnum
lantana
(Wayfaringtree Viburnum)
Viburnum
lantana
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Wayfaringtree Viburnum)
Viburnum
lantanoides
(Hobblebush)
Viburnum
lentago
(Nannyberry )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
(European Cranberrybush Viburnum )
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Compactum'
(Compact European Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
(Sargent Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
sargentii
'Onondaga'
(Onondaga Viburnum )
Viburnum
plicatum
var.
tomentosum
(Doublefile Viburnum)
Viburnum
plicatum
var.
tomentosum
'Pink Beauty'
(Pink Beauty Doublefile Viburnum)
Viburnum
rafinesquianum
(Downy Arrowwood Viburnum )
Viburnum
setigerum
(Tea Viburnum)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)