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Nothofagus
Nothofagus
antarctica
(Southern Beech )
Notholithocarpus
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
(Tanoak )
Notholithocarpus
densiflorus
var.
echinoides
(Shrub Tanoak )
Ostrya
Ostrya
virginiana
(Ironwood)
Paeonia
Paeonia
suffruticosa
(Tree Peony )
Physocarpus
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Dart's Gold'
(Dart's Gold Ninebark )
Physocarpus
opulifolius
'Luteus'
(Luteus Ninebark )
Platanus
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
armeniaca
(Apricot)
Prunus
armeniaca
'Goldcot'
(Goldcot Apricot)
Prunus
mume
(Japanese Apricotc )
Prunus
mume
'Peggy Clarke'
(Peggy Clarke Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus
mume
'Trumpet'
(Trumpet Japanese Flowering Apricot)
Prunus
subcordata
(Klamath Plum )
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
(Firethorn)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
roezlii
(Sierra Gooseberry )
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Rubus
calycinoides
(Crinkle-leaf Creeper )
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lineatus
(Silky-leaved Berry)
Rubus
spectabilis
(Salmonberry)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
'Pink Chimes'
(Pink Chimes Japanese Snowbell )
Styrax
obassia
(Fragrant Snowbell)
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
Viburnum
Viburnum
opulus
var.
opulus
'Xanthocarpum'
(Yellow-fruited European Cranberrybush Viburnum)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
