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Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Cinnamomum
Cinnamomum
camphora
(Camphor Tree )
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
blakelyi
(Blakely's Red Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
cinerea
(Silver Dollar Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
neglecta
(Omeo Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
nicholii
(Narrow-leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
parvula
(Small Leaved Gum )
Eucalyptus
pauciflora
subsp.
niphophila
(Alpine Snow Gum )
Eucalyptus
rodwayi
(Swamp Peppermint Eucalyptus )
Eucalyptus
urnigera
(Urn Gum)
Gaultheria
Gaultheria
procumbens
(Wintergreen)
Juglans
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Laurus
Laurus
nobilis
(Bay Laurel)
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Happidaze™
(Happidaze Sweetgum)
Magnolia
Magnolia
salicifolia
(Willowleaf Magnolia )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Ptelea
Ptelea
trifoliata
(Hoptree )
Ptelea
trifoliata
subsp.
angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Hoptree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Ramapo'
(Ramapo Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
integrifolia
(Lemonade Berry )
Ribes
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Salix
Salix
pentandra
(Laurel Willow )
Santolina
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
Skimmia
Skimmia
japonica
(Japanese Skimmia)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
