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Adansonia
Adansonia
digitata
(Baobab)
Aleurites
Aleurites
moluccanus
(Candelnut)
Aleurites
rockinghamensis
(Candelnut)
Artocarpus
Artocarpus
altilis
(Breadfruit)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Castanea
Castanea
dentata
(American Chestnut)
Castanea
sativa
(European Chestnut )
Chitalpa
Chitalpa
tashkentensis
'Pink Dawn'
(Pink Dawn Chitalpa)
Corylus
Corylus
chinensis
(Chinese Hazel)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Diospyros
Diospyros
kaki
(Japanese Persimmon )
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Eriobotrya
Eriobotrya
japonica
(Loquat)
Fatsia
Fatsia
japonica
(Japanese Fatsia)
Ficus
Ficus
carica
(Common Fig)
Firmiana
Firmiana
simplex
(Chinese Parasol Tree )
Idesia
Idesia
polycarpa
(Iigiri Tree )
Ilex
Ilex
latifolia
(Lusterleaf Holly)
Kalopanax
Kalopanax
septemlobus
(Castor-aralia )
Liquidambar
Liquidambar
styraciflua
(American Sweetgum)
Liquidambar
styraciflua
Emerald Sentinel®
(Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum)
Magnolia
Magnolia
'Butterflies'
(Butterflies Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Caerhays Belle'
(Caerhays Belle Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Elizabeth'
(Elizabeth Magnolia)
Magnolia
acuminata
(Cucumber Magnolia )
Magnolia
campbellii
(Campbell's Magnolia )
Magnolia
grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia )
Magnolia
insignis
(Red Lotus Tree)
Magnolia
macrophylla
(Bigleaf Magnolia)
Magnolia
sargentiana
var.
robusta
(Sargent's Magnolia)
Magnolia
tripetala
(Umbrella Magnolia )
Morus
Morus
alba
'Unryu'
(Contorted Mulberry )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
mexicana
(Mexican Sycamore)
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Populus
Populus
balsamifera
(Balsam Poplar)
Prunus
Prunus
avium
(Sweet Cherry)
Quercus
Quercus
alba
((Eastern) White Oak)
Quercus
macrocarpa
(Bur Oak )
Quercus
marilandica
(Blackjack Oak )
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
velutina
(Black Oak)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Anna Rose Whitney'
(Anna Rose Whitney Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Argosy'
(Argosy Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Beauty of Littleworth'
(Beauty of Littleworth Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Bibiani'
(Bibiani Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Cynthia'
(Cynthia Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Horizon Monarch'
(Horizon Monarch Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Loderi hybrid'
(Loderi Hybrid Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Pink Walloper'
(Pink Walloper Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Point Defiance'
(Point Defiance Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Taurus'
(Taurus Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'The Honourable Jean Marie de Montague'
(Jean Marie Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
auriculatum
(No common name (R. auriculatum))
Rhododendron
falconeri
subsp.
falconeri
(Falconer Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
fortunei
subsp.
discolor
(Fortune Discolor)
Rhododendron
hodgsonii
(Hodgson Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
lacteum
(Lacteum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
macabeanum
(Macabeanum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
niveum
(Niveum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
sinofalconeri
(Sinofalconer Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
sinogrande
(Sinogrande Rhododendron)
Rubus
Rubus
odoratus
(Flowering Raspberry )
Salix
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Styrax
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
americana
'Continental Appeal'
(Continental Appeal Linden )
Trachycarpus
Trachycarpus
fortunei
(Chinese Windmill Palm )
Ulmus
Ulmus
glabra
'Camperdownii'
(Camperdown Scotch Elm)
Vitis
Vitis
×
californica × vinifera
' Rogers Red'
( Rogers Red Grape)
Vitis
coignetiae
(Crimson Glory Vine)
Washingtonia
Washingtonia
filifera
(California Fan Palm )