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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Alnus
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Betula
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
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
americana
(American Hazel )
Corylus
avellana
(Hazelnut )
Corylus
avellana
'Contorta'
(Contorted Filbert )
Corylus
avellana
'Red Dragon'
(Red Dragon Hazelnut)
Corylus
avellana
'Rote Zeller'
(Rote Zeller Hazelnut)
Garrya
Garrya
flavescens
(Yellowleaf Silktassel )
Juglans
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Quercus
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
hypoleucoides
(Silverleaf Oak)
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
turbinella
(Scrub Live Oak)
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
integra
'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Dapple Willow )
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Salix
purpurea
(Purpleosier )
Salix
purpurea
'Nana'
(Dwarf Purpleoiser Willow )