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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
viridissima
'White Cloud'
(White Cloud McMinn's Manzanita )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Crataegus
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Fallugia
Fallugia
paradoxa
(Apache Plume)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Fothergilla
Fothergilla
gardenii
'Jane Platt'
(Jane Platt Fothergilla)
Fremontodendron
Fremontodendron
(Flannel Bush )
Hibiscus
Hibiscus
syriacus
'Variegata'
(Variegated Rose of Sharon)
Holodiscus
Holodiscus
dumosus
(Mountain Spray)
Lavatera
Lavatera
thuringiaca
(Tree Lavatera)
Morus
Morus
alba
'Chaparral'
(Weeping Mulberry)
Physocarpus
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 )
Polygonum
Polygonum
cuspidatum
(Japanese Knotweed )
Polygonum
cuspidatum
'Variegata'
(Variegated Polygonum )
Purshia
Purshia
stansburiana
(Cliffrose)
Quercus
Quercus
gambelii
(Gambel Oak)
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Ribes
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gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )