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Acer
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
dumosus
(Mountain Spray)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
orientalis
(Oriental Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
'Rotundiloba'
(Rotundiloba Sweetgum)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Populus
Populus
alba
(White Poplar )
Populus
×
canescens
(Gray Poplar)
Quercus
Quercus
douglasii
(Blue Oak )
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Rubus
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
tricolor
(Creeping Bramble )
Sorbus
Sorbus
aria
(Whitebeam Mountain Ash)