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Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Pyrus
Pyrus
salicifolia
'Pendula'
(Weeping Willow-leaved Pear)
Quercus
Quercus
acutissima
(Sawtooth Oak)
Quercus
agrifolia
(Coast Live Oak)
Quercus
arizonica
(Arizona Oak )
Quercus
berberidifolia
(California Scrub Oak )
Quercus
castaneifolia
(Chestnut-leaved Oak )
Quercus
chrysolepis
(Canyon Live Oak)
Quercus
coccinea
(Scarlet Oak)
Quercus
douglasii
(Blue Oak )
Quercus
emoryi
(Emory Oak)
Quercus
glandulifera
(Konara Oak)
Quercus
ilicifolia
(Bear Oak)
Quercus
kelloggii
(California Black Oak)
Quercus
marilandica
(Blackjack Oak )
Quercus
muehlenbergii
(Chinkapin Oak )
Quercus
myrsinifolia
(Chinese Evergreen Oak )
Quercus
palustris
(Pin Oak )
Quercus
rubra
(Red Oak)
Quercus
suber
(Cork Oak)
Quercus
undulata
(Wavyleaved Oak)
Quercus
wislizeni
(Interior Live Oak )
Quillaja
Quillaja
saponaria
(Soap-bark Tree )
Rhus
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Sorbus
Sorbus
alnifolia
(Korean Mountain Ash )
Sorbus
aucuparia
(European 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)
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
×
euchlora
(Crimean Linden)
Tilia
×
europaea
(European Linden )
Tilia
mongolica
(Mongolian Linden)
Tilia
tomentosa
(Silver Linden)
Toona
Toona
sinensis
(Chinese Toon )
Ulmus
Ulmus
ACCOLADE™
(Accolade Elm)
Ulmus
'Homestead'
(Homestead Elm)
Ulmus
americana
(American Elm)
Ulmus
davidiana
var.
japonica
Emerald Sunshine®
(Emerald Sunshine Elm)
Ulmus
glabra
'Camperdownii'
(Camperdown Scotch Elm)
Ulmus
×
hollandica
(Dutch Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
(Lacebark Elm )
Ulmus
parvifolia
'Frosty'
(Frosty Lacebark Elm)
Ulmus
pumila
(Siberian Elm)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zelkova
Zelkova
serrata
(Japanese Zelkova )
Zelkova
serrata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Japanese Zelkova)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
