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Abelia
Abutilon
Acanthopanax
Acer
Acer palmatum
Acer saccharinum
Actinidia
Adenocarpus decorticans
Aegle sepiaria
Aesculus
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus parviflora
Ailantus glandulosa, the Tree of Heaven
Akebia quinata and lobata
Alnus
Amelanchier
Amelanchier Canadensis
Amorpha fruticosa
Andromeda polifolia
Anthyllis
Aplopappus ericoides
Aralia
Aralia spinosa
Araujia sericifera
Arbutus
Arbutus unedo
Arctostaphylos
Aristolochia
Artemisia
Arundo Donax
Asimina triloba
Astragalus Tragacantha
Atriplex
Aucuba
Aucuba Japonica (Japanese Aucuba)
Azara microphylla
Baccharis
Bamboos
Berberidopsis corallina
Berberis
Betula (Birch)
Bignonia capreolata
Broussonetia
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia
Bryanthus
Buddleia
Buxus (Box)
Buxus microphylla<
Buxus sempervirens
Caesalpinia Japonica
Calluna vulgaris
Calophaca Wolgarica
Calycanthus
Camellia
Caragana
Caragana arboresceos
Carmichaelia
Carpinus
Carpinus betulus
Carya
Caryopteris Mastacanthus
Cassandra calyculata
Castanea
Castanopsis chrysophylla
Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Ceanothus
Ceanothus Americanus
Cedrela Sinensis
Celastrus scandens
Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Cercis
Cercis Canadensis
Cercis siliquastrum
Chimonanthus fragrans
Chionanthus
Choisya ternata
Cistus
Clematis
Clematis Jackmanii
Clematis montana
Clerodendron
Clethra alnifolia
Cleyera Fortunei
Colutea arborescens
Cornus
Cornus Florida
Cornus Mas
Cornus stolonifera
Corylus avellana
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Crataegus
Crataegus Crus galli
Crataegus oxyacantha
Cydonia
Cytisus
Cytisus scoparius
Daboecia polifolia
Daphne
Daphne mezereum
Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus pungens
Eleagnus multiflora
Erica
Escallonia
Eucryphia
Euonymus
Fagus (Beech)
Forsythia
Fuchsia
Garrya elliptica
Gaultheria procumbens
Genista
Halesia
Hamamelis virginiana
Helianthemum (Rock Rose)
Hibiscus Syriacus
Hippophae rhamnoides
Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
Hypericum
Ilex
Ilex aquifolium
Jasminum
Juglans
Kalmia
Kerria japonica
Laburnum
Laurus nobilis
Ledum palustre
Ligustrum (Privet)
Liquidambar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
Lycium
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia soulangiana
Magnolia stellata
Morus alba / nigra
Neillia
Neviusia Alabamensis
Notospartium Carmichaeliae
Nuttallia cerasiformis
Olearia
Osmanthus
Paeonia Moutan
Paliurus Spina Christi
Paulownia imperialis
Pernettya
Philadelphus
Philadelphus coronarius
Phillyraea
Pieris
Platanus occidentalis
Populus
Potentilla fruticosa
Prunus
Prunus (Plum)
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus armeniaca
Prunus cerasus
Prunus Laurocerasus
Prunus padus
Ptelea trifoliata
Pyrus
Pyrus Adenorachis
Pyrus Aria
Pyrus malus
Pyrus Mespilus
Pyrus Pyrophorum
Pyrus Sorbus
Quercus (Oak)
Rhamnus frangula
Rhododendron
Rhodothamnus Chamaecistus
Rhus (Sumach)
Ribes sanguineum
Robinia Pseudoacacia
Romneya Coulteri
Rosa
Rosa Gallica
Rosa rugosa
Rosa setigera
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rubus
Ruscus aculeatus
Salix Caprea
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Buxus microphylla
Buxus microphylla, from Japan, is an elegant, small-leaved species that makes a dense bush 3 feet high.
It thrives well in loamy soil, and can be increased by cuttings.