Twig Key
So far you have made the following choices... deciduous leaves opposite arrangement from a tree or shrub narrow leaf scars It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices based on the shape of the end bud. My twig has a tall or pointed end bud My twig has a short and rounded end bud Possible Matches: Family Genus Species common name Aceraceae Acer barbatum Florida maple Aceraceae Acer buergeranum trident maple Aceraceae Acer campestre hedge maple Aceraceae Acer circinatum vine maple Aceraceae Acer ginnala Amur maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple Aceraceae Acer griseum paperbark maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple Aceraceae Acer negundo boxelder Aceraceae Acer nigrum black maple Aceraceae Acer palmatum Japanese maple Aceraceae Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Aceraceae Acer platanoides Norway maple Aceraceae Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple Aceraceae Acer rubrum red maple Aceraceae Acer saccharinum silver maple Aceraceae Acer saccharum sugar maple Aceraceae Acer spicatum mountain maple Calycanthaceae Calycanthus floridus common sweetshrub Caprifoliaceae Abelia x grandiflora glossy abelia Caprifoliaceae Diervilla lonicera northern bush-honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Kolkwitzia amabilis beautybush Caprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata twinberry Caprifoliaceae Lonicera maackii Amur honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera morrowii Morrow honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Sambucus canadensis American elderberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Caprifoliaceae Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum alnifolium hobblebush Caprifoliaceae Viburnum dentatum arrowwood Caprifoliaceae Viburnum lentago nannyberry Caprifoliaceae Viburnum nudum possumhaw viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum opulus European cranberrybush viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum plicatum doublefile viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw Caprifoliaceae Viburnum rhytidophyllum leatherleaf viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum rufidulum rusty blackhaw Caprifoliaceae Viburnum trilobum highbush-cranberry Caprifoliaceae Weigela florida old fashioned weigela Celastraceae Euonymus alatus winged euonymus Celastraceae Euonymus americanus strawberry bush Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern wahoo Cercidiphyllaceae Cercidiphyllum japonicum katsuratree Clusiaceae Hypericum spp. Saint Johnswort Cornaceae Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornaceae Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornaceae Cornus kousa kousa dogwood Cornaceae Cornus mas cornelian cherry dogwood Cornaceae Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornaceae Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Ericaceae Kalmia angustifolia sheep laurel Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea paniculata panicle hydrangea Hydrangeaceae Hydrangea quercifolia oakleaf hydrangea Loganiaceae Buddleia davidii butterfly-bush Lythraceae Lagerstroemia indica crapemyrtle Oleaceae Forsythia spp. forsythia Oleaceae Fraxinus americana white ash Oleaceae Fraxinus latifolia Oregon ash Oleaceae Fraxinus quadrangulata blue ash Oleaceae Ligustrum spp. privet Oleaceae Syringa reticulata Japanese tree lilac Oleaceae Syringa vulgaris common lilac Rutaceae Phellodendron amurense Amur corktree Taxodiaceae Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood to the top
So far you have made the following choices...
It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices based on the shape of the end bud.
Possible Matches: