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Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day) (3)
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Frequent Standing Water (2)
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3 feet-6 feet (3)
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Abies fraseri
Fraser Fir
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
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Japanese Maple Cultivars
7 Cultivars
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Callicarpa dichotoma
Purple Beautyberry
3 Cultivars
Camellia japonica
Camellia
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Japanese Camellia
7 Cultivars
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
Eastern Redbud
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Redbud
18 Cultivars
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
13 Cultivars
Cornus sericea (C. stolonifera)
Red Osier Dogwood
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Redtwig Dogwood
2 Cultivars
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
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Beech
Forsythia x intermedia
Border Forsythia
1 Cultivar
Fothergilla gardenii
Dwarf Fothergilla
2 Cultivars
Fraxinus americana
White Ash
5 Cultivars
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo
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Maidenhair Tree
1 Cultivar
Gleditsia triacanthos
Honeylocust
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Honey Locust
1 Cultivar
Hibiscus rosa sinensis
Chinese Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Rose of Sharon
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Shrub Althea
15 Cultivars
Hydrangea arborescens
Smooth Hydrangea
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Wild Hydrangea
9 Cultivars
Hydrangea macrophylla
Bigleaf Hydrangea
25 Cultivars
Ilex verticillata
Black Alder
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Winterberry
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Winterberry Holly
12 Cultivars
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper
Magnolia x soulangiana
Saucer Magnolia
2 Cultivars
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood
1 Cultivar
Picea abies
Norway Spruce
5 Cultivars
Picea pungens
Colorado Spruce
4 Cultivars
Pinus strobus
Eastern White Pine
Pinus taeda
Loblolly Pine
2 Cultivars
Platycladus orientalis
Oriental Arborvitae
Quercus alba
White Oak
Salix babylonica - weeping willow
Weeping Willow
1 Cultivar
Spiraea japonica
Japanese Spirea
1 Cultivar
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress
1 Cultivar
Taxus
Yew
Tsuga canadensis
Canadian Hemlock
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Eastern Hemlock
4 Cultivars
