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Abelia
Abelia
× 'Edward Goucher'
(Edward Goucher Abelia)
Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Acer
Acer
buergerianum
'Miyasama yatsubusa'
(Miyasama yatsubusa Trident Maple)
Acer
campestre
'Nanum'
(Dwarf Hedge Maple)
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
henryi
(Henry's Maple)
Acer
japonicum
(Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
japonicum
'Aconitifolium'
(Fernleaf Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
oblongum
(Evergreen Maple )
Acer
opalus
subsp.
obtusatum
(Bosnian Maple)
Acer
palmatum
(Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Sharp's Pygmy'
(Sharp's Pygmay Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
'Shindeshojo'
(Shindeshojo Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum
(Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
palmatum
var.
dissectum atropurpureum
(Red Dissected Japanese Maple)
Acer
pensylvanicum
(Striped Maple )
Acer
pentaphyllum
(Acer pentaphyllum (no common name))
Acer
pseudoplatanus
'Esk Sunset'
(Eskimo Sunset Sycamore Maple)
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
(Shirasawa Maple)
Acer
shirasawanum
'Aureum'
(Golden Fullmoon Maple)
Acer
spicatum
(Mountain Maple )
Acer
tataricum
(Tatarian Maple )
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
(Amur Maple)
Acer
tataricum
subsp.
ginnala
'Emerald Elf'
(Emerald Elf Amur Maple)
Acer
triflorum
(Three Flowered Maple)
Adenium
Adenium
obesum
(Desert Rose )
Adenocarpus
Adenocarpus
decorticans
(Silver Broom )
Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
parviflora
(Bottlebrush Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
(Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
pavia
'Humilis'
(Dwarf Red Buckeye)
Aesculus
sylvatica
(Painted Buckeye )
Alnus
Alnus
incana
subsp.
rugosa
(Speckled Alder )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
canadensis
(Shadblow )
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Amorpha
Amorpha
nana
(Dwarf Wild Indigo )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Argyrocytisus
Argyrocytisus
battandieri
(Pineapple Broom )
Aronia
Aronia
arbutifolia
(Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
arbutifolia
'Brilliantissima'
(Brilliant Red Chokeberry)
Aronia
melanocarpa
(Black Chokeberry)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Berberis
Berberis
Emerald Carousel™
(Emerald Carousel Barberry)
Berberis
fremontii
(Fremont Barberry )
Berberis
thunbergii
(Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Aurea'
(Golden Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Golden Nugget™
(Golden Nugget Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
'Kobold'
(Kobold Japanese Barberry)
Berberis
thunbergii
Sunsation™
(Sunsation Barberry)
Betula
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Filigree Lace'
(Filigree European White Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Buddleia
Buddleia
× 'Blue Chip'
(Blue Chip Buddleia)
Buddleia
alternifolia
(Alternate-leaf Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
davidii
(Butterfly Bush)
Buddleia
globosa
(Orange Butterfly Bush )
Buddleia
×
weyeriana
'Honeycomb'
(Honeycomb Butterfly Bush)
Callicarpa
Callicarpa
americana
(American Beautyberry )
Callicarpa
bodinieri
'Profusion'
(Profusion Beautyberry)
Callicarpa
dichotoma
(Purple Beautyberry)
Callicarpa
dichotoma
'Albifructus'
(White Fruited Beautyberry)
Callicarpa
japonica
(Japanese Beautyberry)
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
× 'Aphrodite'
(Aphrodite Sweetshrub)
Calycanthus
floridus
(Carolina Allspice )
Calycanthus
×
raulstonii
'Hartlage Wine'
(Hartlage Wine Sweetbush )
Caragana
Caragana
arborescens
(Siberian Peashrub )
Caragana
arborescens
'Lorbergii'
(Lorberg Peashrub )
Caragana
frutex
'Globosa'
(Globe Russian Peashrub )
Caragana
pygmaea
(Pygmy Peashrub )
Carpinus
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Ceanothus
Ceanothus
×
delilianus
'Henri Desfosse'
(Henri Desfosse Ceanothus)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Cephalanthus
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
(Buttonbush )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
'Amazing Grace'
(Amazing Grace Weeping Katsura Tree)
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
alba
(White Flowered Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
mexicana
(Mexican Redbud)
Cercis
canadensis
var.
texensis
'Oklahoma'
(Oklahoma Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
(Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Chaenomeles
Chaenomeles
speciosa
(Flowering Quince)
Chilopsis
Chilopsis
linearis
(Desert Willow )
Chimonanthus
Chimonanthus
praecox
(Fragrant Wintersweet)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
(Harlequin Glorybower )
Clethra
Clethra
alnifolia
(Summersweet )
Clethra
alnifolia
'Ruby Spice'
(Ruby Spice Summersweet )
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