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Acer
Acer
capillipes
(Red Stripebark Maple )
Acer
carpinifolium
(Hornbeam Maple)
Acer
davidii
(David Maple )
Acer
sempervirens
(Cretan Maple)
Actinidia
Actinidia
kolomikta
(Kolomikta Actinidia )
Alnus
Alnus
alnobetula
subsp.
crispa
(American Green Alder)
Betula
Betula
alleghaniensis
(Yellow Birch)
Betula
davurica
(Asian Black Birch )
Betula
lenta
(Sweet Birch )
Betula
maximowicziana
(Monarch Birch)
Betula
nana
(Dwarf Birch )
Betula
nigra
(River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Fox Valley™
(Fox Valley River Birch)
Betula
nigra
Heritage™
(Heritage River Birch)
Betula
pendula
(European White Birch )
Betula
pendula
'Purpurea'
(Purple European Birch)
Betula
pendula
'Youngii'
(Young's Weeping Birch)
Betula
platyphylla
(Asian White Birch )
Betula
platyphylla
Dakota Pinnacle®
(Dakota Pinnacle Asian White Birch )
Betula
populifolia
(Gray Birch )
Betula
populifolia
'Whitespire Senior'
(Whitespire Senior Gray Birch)
Betula
pubescens
(Downy Birch)
Betula
utilis
(Himalayan Birch)
Betula
utilis
var.
albosinensis
(Chinese Paper Birch, )
Betula
utilis
var.
jacquemontii
(Whitebarked Himalayan Birch)
Carpinus
Carpinus
betulus
(European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
Emerald Avenue®
(Emerald Avenue European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
betulus
'Fastigiata'
(Pyramidal European Hornbeam)
Carpinus
caroliniana
(American Hornbeam)
Carpinus
coreana
(Korean Hornbeam)
Carpinus
fangiana
(Monkey Tail Hornbeam)
Carpinus
japonica
(Japanese Hornbeam)
Carpinus
orientalis
(Oriental Hornbeam)
Celastrus
Celastrus
scandens
(American Bittersweet )
Celtis
Celtis
occidentalis
(Common Hackberry)
Celtis
sinensis
(Japanese Hackberry )
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
(Katsura )
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
'Amazing Grace'
(Amazing Grace Weeping Katsura Tree)
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
'Red Fox'
(Red Fox Katsura)
Cercidiphyllum
japonicum
f.
pendulum
(Weeping Katsura Tree)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
apiculatus
'Tom Thumb'
(Tom Thumb Cotoneaster )
Diospyros
Diospyros
kaki
(Japanese Persimmon )
Diospyros
texana
(Texas Persimmon )
Diospyros
virginiana
(Common Persimmon )
Dirca
Dirca
palustris
(Leatherwood )
Disanthus
Disanthus
cercidifolius
(Redbud Hazel)
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
×
ebbingei
(Ebbinge's Elaeagnus )
Ephedra
Ephedra
equisetina
(Bluestem Joint Fir )
Ephedra
fasciculata
(Arizona Ephedra )
Eucommia
Eucommia
ulmoides
(Hardy Rubber Tree )
Euonymus
Euonymus
alatus
'Compactus'
(Burning Bush )
Euonymus
americanus
(American Euonymus )
Euonymus
europaeus
(Common Spindle Tree )
Fagus
Fagus
grandifolia
(American Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
(European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Miltonensis'
(Milton Weeping European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purple Fountain'
(Purple Fountain European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea'
(Purpleleaf European Beech, )
Fagus
sylvatica
'Purpurea Nana'
(Dwarf European Purple Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Red Obelisk'
(Red Obelisk European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Rotundifolia'
(Roundleaf European Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Tortuosa Purpurea'
(Contorted Purple Beech)
Fagus
sylvatica
'Tricolor'
(Tricolor European Beech )
Fagus
sylvatica
f.
pendula
(Weeping European Beech)
Forestiera
Forestiera
pubescens
(Desert Olive)
Frangula
Frangula
alnus
(Alder Buckthorn )
Frangula
alnus
'Asplenifolia'
(Asplenifolia Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula
alnus
Fine Line®
(Fine Line Alder Buckthorn)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
anomala
(Singleleaf Ash )
Ginkgo
Ginkgo
biloba
(Ginkgo )
Hippophae
Hippophae
rhamnoides
(Sea Buckthorn)
Ilex
Ilex
verticillata
(Winterberrry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Red Sprite'
(Red Sprite Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'Winter Red'
(Winter Red Winterberry )
Ilex
verticillata
'‘Sunsplash’'
(Sunsplash Winterberry )
Lindera
Lindera
benzoin
(Spicebush )
Lonicera
Lonicera
fragrantissima
(Winter Honeysuckle )
Maclura
Maclura
pomifera
(Osage-orange )
Morella
Morella
pensylvanica
(Northern Bayberry )
Morus
Morus
alba
(White Mulberry )
Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Nothofagus
obliqua
(Roble Beech)
Nyssa
Nyssa
sylvatica
(Sour Gum )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Populus
Populus
deltoides
(Eastern Cottonwood)
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Populus
grandidentata
(Bigtooth Aspen)
Populus
nigra
(Black Poplar)
Populus
nigra
'Italica'
(Lombardy Poplar )
Populus
tremula
(European Aspen )
Populus
tremula
'Erecta'
(Upright European Aspen )
Quercus
Quercus
acutissima
(Sawtooth Oak)
Quercus
glandulifera
(Konara Oak)
Quercus
hypoleucoides
(Silverleaf Oak)
Quercus
imbricaria
(Shingle Oak)
Quercus
phellos
(Willow Oak)
Quercus
prinoides
(Dwarf Chinquapin Oak )
Ribes
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Salix
Salix
'Golden Curls'
(Golden Curls Corkscrew Willow )
Salix
babylonica
(Weeping Willow)
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