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image Shrubs - Large
Not taller than 25 feet at maturity
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Common Name Scientific Name Height Remarks
Bay Laurel Laurel noblis 6'-12' Evergreen, sun-part sun, fragrant leaves- used in cooking  
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens 4'-15' Evergreen, sun-shade, red fruit
Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lancelota 5'-15' Sun-partial shade; deciduous; red berries in fall; fall color
Lavender Tree Vitex agnus-castus 20' Sun, lavender blue flowers
Oleander Nerium oleander 4'-20' Bloom Colors: Sun, white, yellow, pink, salmon, red
Possumhaw Holly Ilex decidua 15' Deciduous, red or orange fruit ripens
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus 15' Sun, partial-shade, white, pink, lavendar and red flowers
Viburnum Viburnum rufidulum Glossy green leaves, with blue berries in the fall

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