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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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grandiflora
'Francis Mason'
(Francis Mason Glossy Abelia)
Berberis
Berberis
thunbergii
'Aurea'
(Golden Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Golden Nugget™
(Golden Nugget Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Sunsation™
(Sunsation Barberry)
Buxus
Buxus
sempervirens
'Aurea-pendula'
(Aurea-pendula Boxwood )
Buxus
sempervirens
'Latifolia Maculata'
(Latifolia Maculata Boxwood)
Calluna
Calluna
vulgaris
'Robert Chapman'
(Robert Chapman Scotch Heather)
Calluna
vulgaris
'Wickwar Flame'
(Wickwar Flame Scotch Heather)
Choisya
Choisya
ternata
'Sundance'
(Sundance Mexican Orange )
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
Golden Spirit™
(Golden Spirit Smoketree)
Escallonia
Escallonia
laevis
'Gold Brian'
(Gold Brian Escallonia)
Euonymus
Euonymus
japonicus
' - small-leafed selections'
(Japanese Euonymus)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
excelsior
'Golden Cloud'
(Golden Cloud Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
Golden Desert®
(Golden Desert Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
ovalifolium
'Aureum'
(Golden Privet)
Lonicera
Lonicera
nitida
'Baggesens Gold'
(Baggesen's Gold Box Honeysuckle)
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
heterophyllus
'Ogon'
(Ogon Holly Osmanthus )
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Robinia
Robinia
pseudoacacia
'Frisia'
(Frisia Black Locust)
Spiraea
Spiraea
japonica
'Goldflame'
(Goldflame Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Goldmound'
(Goldmound Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
'Lemon Princess'
(Lemon Princess Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
Limemound®
(Limemound Spirea)
Spiraea
japonica
Magic Carpet™
(Magic Carpet Spirea)
Spiraea
thunbergii
Mellow Yellow™
(Mellow Yellow Spirea, )
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
Yucca
Yucca
treculeana
(Spanish Bayonet)
