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Broadleaf Plant Search
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Shogetsu'
(Shogetsu Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Prunus
subhirtella
(Higan Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
'Pendula'
(Weeping Higan Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
'Whitcomb'
(Whitcomb Flowering Higan Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
'Yae-shidare-higan'
(Yae-shedare Higan Cherry )
Prunus
subhirtella
var.
autumnalis
(Autumn Flowering Higan Cherry)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Prunus
×
yedoensis
(Yoshino Cherry )
Prunus
×
yedoensis
'Akebono'
(Akebono Yoshino Cherry)
Pterostyrax
Pterostyrax
hispida
(Epaulette Tree )
Pyrus
Pyrus
calleryana
(Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
'Autumn Blaze'
(Autumn Blaze Callery Pear)
Pyrus
calleryana
Chanticleer®
(Chanticleer Pear)
Pyrus
fauriei
Korean Sun™
(Korean Sun Pear)
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Salix
magnifica
(Magnolia-leaf Willow )
Sorbus
Sorbus
alnifolia
(Korean Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
aria
(Whitebeam Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
aucuparia
(European Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
aucuparia
Cardinal Royal™
(Cardinal Royal Mountain Ash)
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
scopulina
(Greene Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
sitchensis
(Sitka Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
yunan
(Sorbus yunan (no English common name))
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Pink Chimes'
(Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell )
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Tilia
Tilia
americana
(American Linden )
Tilia
americana
'Continental Appeal'
(Continental Appeal Linden )
Tilia
cordata
(Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
cordata
Greenspire®
(Greenspire Littleleaf Linden)
Tilia
×
euchlora
(Crimean Linden)
Tilia
×
europaea
(European Linden )
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Tilia
tomentosa
(Silver Linden)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
