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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
glutinosa
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf Alder )
Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
(Porcelain Berry )
Ampelopsis
brevipendiculata
'Elegans'
(Elegans Porcelain Berry )
Betula
Betula
pendula
'Laciniata'
(Cutleaf European White Birch)
Crataegus
Crataegus
'Autumn Glory'
(Autumn Glory Hawthorn)
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Crataegus
laevigata
Crimson Cloud™
(Crimson Cloud Hawthorn)
Crataegus
laevigata
'Pauls Scarlet'
(Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn)
Crataegus
monogyna
'Flexuosa'
(Contorted Singleseed Hawthorn)
Crataegus
phaenopyrum
(Washington Hawthorn)
Crataegus
punctata
(Dotted Hawthorn )
Crataegus
viridis
(Green Hawthorn,)
Crataegus
viridis
'Winter King'
(Winter King Hawthorn )
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
(Rose of Sharon )
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
formosana
(Formosan Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
orientalis
(Oriental Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Gold Dust®
(Gold Dust Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Happidaze™
(Happidaze Sweetgum)
Malus
Malus
atrosanguinea
(Carmine Crabapple)
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
Golden Raindrops®
(Golden Raindrops Crabapple)
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Neviusia
Neviusia
cliftonii
(Shasta Snowwreath)
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata
(Boston Ivy )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
(Common Ninebark)
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Diabolo®
(Diabolo Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
Summer Wine™
(Summer Wine Ninebark )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Populus
Populus
alba
(White Poplar )
Quercus
Quercus
castaneifolia
(Chestnut-leaved Oak )
Quercus
coccinea
(Scarlet Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
palustris
(Pin Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
rubra
(Red Oak)
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Ribes
Ribes
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gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Spiraea
Spiraea
×
vanhouttei
(Van Houtte Spirea )
Spiraea
×
vanhouttei
'Pink Ice'
(Pink Ice Spirea)
Tilia
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)