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Broadleaf Plant Search
Parrotiopsis
Parrotiopsis
jacquemontiana
(No English common name )
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
(Virginia Creeper )
Platanus
Platanus
acerifolia
(London Planetree )
Platanus
occidentalis
(American Sycamore or Planetree )
Platanus
racemosa
(California Sycamore )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Populus
Populus
fremontii
(Fremont Cottonwood )
Prunus
Prunus
serrulata
'Ukon'
(Ukon Flowering Cherry)
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
Tri Lights™
(Tri-Lights Azalea)
Rhus
Rhus
aromatica
(Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
aromatica
'Gro-Low'
(Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac)
Rhus
chinensis
(Chinese Sumac )
Rhus
glabra
(Smooth Sumac )
Rhus
trilobata
(Skunkbush Sumac )
Rhus
typhina
(Staghorn Sumac)
Rhus
typhina
'Laciniata'
(Laceleaf Staghorn Sumac)
Ribes
Ribes
aureum
(Golden Currant )
Ribes
davidii
( ge ye cha biao zi (革叶茶藨子) (Chinese name))
Ribes
×
gordonianum
(Gordon's Currant)
Ribes
odoratum
(Golden Currant )
Salix
Salix
babylonica
(Weeping Willow)
Salix
caprea
'Kilmarnock'
(Kilmarnock Willow)
Sambucus
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Stachyurus
Stachyurus
praecox
(Early Spiketail)
Stewartia
Stewartia
koreana
(Korean Stewartia)
Stewartia
monadelpha
(Tall Stewartia)
Stewartia
pseudocamellia
(Japanese Stewartia)
Stewartia
rostrata
(Rostrata Stewartia)
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
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 )
Toxicodendron
Toxicodendron
diversilobum
(Poison Oak)
Ulmus
Ulmus
parvifolia
ALLÉE®
(Allee Lacebark Elm)
Viburnum
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
prunifolium
(Blackhaw Viburnum)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
americanum
(Prickly Ash )
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)
Zanthoxylum
planispinum
(Winged Prickly Ash)
Ziziphus
Ziziphus
jujuba
(Jujube )
