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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Betula
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Corylus
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Quercus
Quercus
arizonica
(Arizona Oak )
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )