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nesophila
(Pink Melaleuca )
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oleander
(Oleander)
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Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
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Oxydendrum
arboreum
(Sourwood )
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Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
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microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
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Parrotia
persica
(Persian Parrotia )
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Prunus
emarginata
(Bitter Cherry )
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Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
groenlandicum
(Labrador-tea)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )
Robinia
pseudoacacia
(Black Locust)
Robinia
pseudoacacia
'Frisia'
(Frisia Black Locust)
Rosa
Rosa
acicularis
(Wild Prickly Rose)
Rubus
Rubus
armeniacus
(Himalayan Blackberry )
Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
Rubus
laciniatus
(Evergreen Blackberry )
Rubus
rolfei
(Creeping Raspberry)
Rubus
ursinus
(Trailing Blackberry )
Santolina
Santolina
chamaecyparissus
(Lavender Cotton)
Santolina
virens
(Green Lavender Cotton )
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Spathodea
campanulata
(African Tulip Tree)
Styphnolobium
Styphnolobium
japonicum
(Japanese Pagodatree )
Styphnolobium
japonicum
Millstone™
(Millstone Japanese Pagodatree)
Styphnolobium
japonicum
'Pendula'
(Weeping Scholar-tree )
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Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
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Ulex
europaeus
(Common Gorse )
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ellipticum
(Oregon Viburnum )
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floribunda
(Japanese Wisteria)
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brevifolia
(Joshua Tree)
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filamentosa
(Adam's Needle Yucca)
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filamentosa
'Golden Sword'
(Golden Sword Yucca)
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glauca
( Small Soapweed )
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recurvifolia
(Pendulous Yucca )
