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Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
(Porcelain Berry )
Ampelopsis
brevipendiculata
'Elegans'
(Elegans Porcelain Berry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Aronia
Aronia
melanocarpa
(Black Chokeberry)
Berberis
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
thunbergii
var.
atropurpurea
Royal Burgundy™
(Royal Burgundy Barberry)
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
bodinieri
'Profusion'
(Profusion Beautyberry)
Callicarpa
japonica
(Japanese Beautyberry)
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Cornus
Cornus
controversa
(Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
controversa
'June Snow'
(June Snow Giant Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
(Bloodtwig Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
'Midwinter Fire'
(Midwinter Fire Dogwood)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
bullatus
(Hollyberry Cotoneaster)
Cotoneaster
lucidus
(Hedge Cotoneaster)
Crataegus
Crataegus
ambigua
(Russian Hawthorn)
Daphne
Daphne
genkwa
(Lilac Daphne)
Diospyros
Diospyros
texana
(Texas Persimmon )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Malus
Malus
'Prairifire'
(Prairifire Crabapple)
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Parthenocissus
tricuspidata
(Boston Ivy )
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
chinensis
(Chinese Corktree )
Pistacia
Pistacia
chinensis
(Chinese Pistache )
Prunus
Prunus
'Newport'
(Newport Flowering Plum)
Prunus
besseyi
(Sand Cherry )
Prunus
×
blireiana
(Blireiana Plum)
Prunus
cerasifera
(Cherry Plum)
Prunus
cerasifera
'Atropurpurea'
(Atropurpurea Flowering Plum)
Prunus
cerasifera
'Krauter's Vesuvius'
(Krauter's Vesuvius Flowering Plum )
Prunus
cerasifera
'Thundercloud'
(Thundercloud Flowering Plum )
Prunus
×
cistena
(Purpleleaf Sandcherry )
Prunus
glandulosa
(Dwarf Flowering Almond)
Prunus
sargentii
(Sargent Cherry)
Prunus
sargentii
'Columnaris'
(Columnar Sargent Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
(Higan Cherry)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhodotypos
Rhodotypos
scandens
(Black Jetbead)
Ribes
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Ribes
malvaceum
(Chaparral Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Sambucus
Sambucus
canadensis
(American Elderberry)
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Lace™
(Black Lace Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Laciniata'
(Fern-leaved Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
'Purpurea'
(Purpurea Elderberry )
Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon
lanuginosum
(Gum Bumelia )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Symplocos
Symplocos
paniculata
(Sapphire Berry )
Viburnum
Viburnum
×
burkwoodii
(Burkwood Viburnum)
Viburnum
carlesii
(Koreanspice Viburnum)
Vitex
Vitex
agnus-castus
(Chaste Tree )
Vitis
Vitis
×
californica × vinifera
' Rogers Red'
( Rogers Red Grape)
Vitis
coignetiae
(Crimson Glory Vine)