Twig Key

So far you have made the following choices...

• deciduous leaves
• alternate arrangement
• tree
• lacking spines
• three or fewer end buds
• not scaly end buds
• buds are valvate

It could be one of the species in the table below.

Possible Matches:

Family	Genus	Species	common name
Annonaceae	Annona	glabra	pond apple
Cercidiphyllaceae	Cercidiphyllum	japonicum	katsuratree
Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron	tulipifera	yellow-poplar
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia	fraseri	Fraser magnolia
Magnoliaceae	Magnolia	tripetala	umbrella magnolia
Platanaceae	Platanus	occidentalis	sycamore
Platanaceae	Platanus	racemosa	California sycamore
Platanaceae	Platanus	x acerifolia	London plane tree
Salicaceae	Salix	babylonica	weeping willow
Salicaceae	Salix	nigra	black willow

 

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