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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Broadleaf Plant Search
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Shogetsu'
(Shogetsu Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
(Higan Cherry)
Prunus
subhirtella
'Pendula'
(Weeping Higan Cherry)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Prunus
×
yedoensis
'Akebono'
(Akebono Yoshino Cherry)
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)
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Salix
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Sorbus
Sorbus
alnifolia
(Korean 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
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Syringa
reticulata
(Japanese Tree Lilac )
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
lentago
(Nannyberry )
Viburnum
rufidulum
(Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )
Viburnum
rufidulum
'Royal Guard'
(Royal Guard Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )
