Twig Key

So far you have made the following choices...

• deciduous leaves
• alternate arrangement
• tree
• lacking spines
• three or fewer end buds
• scaly end buds
• five bundle scars per leaf scar
• tall, pointed, or large end buds
• broad leaf scars

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

Possible Matches:

Family	Genus	Species	common name
Hippocastanaceae	Aesculus	californica	California buckeye
Juglandaceae	Carya	aquatica	water hickory
Juglandaceae	Carya	glabra	pignut hickory
Juglandaceae	Carya	laciniosa	shellbark hickory
Juglandaceae	Carya	ovata	shagbark hickory
Juglandaceae	Carya	pallida	sand hickory
Juglandaceae	Carya	tomentosa	mockernut hickory
Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron	tulipifera	yellow-poplar
Moraceae	Morus	rubra	red mulberry
Ulmaceae	Ulmus	alata	winged elm
Ulmaceae	Ulmus	americana	American elm
Ulmaceae	Ulmus	rubra	slippery elm
Ulmaceae	Ulmus	thomasii	rock elm
Ulmaceae	Zelkova	serrata	Japanese zelkova

 

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