Winter Twig ID Flashcards
Acer
Maples
Fraxinus
Ashes
Quercus
Oaks
Tilia
Basswood
Betula
Birch
Ostrya
Ironwood
Populus
Aspen, Popple, etc.
Salix
Ulmus
Larix
Only deciduous Conifer
Larix
Alternate leave scars
3 vein scars
Buds with many scales, more or less plump
Ulmus
Alternate leave scars
3 vein scars
Buds pointed, pressed against twig, Single Scale
Salix
Alternate leave scars
3 vein scars
Pointed buds, axial buds with 5-7 scales, one scale
centered right over leaf scar
Populus
Alternate leave scars
3 vein scars
Twigs shiny, dark reddish brown with
lenticels. Spur shoots are common but only on older twigs
Betula
Birch
Alternate leaves
3 vein scars
More light orange-ish color to twigs, but
this is variable, bud scales more evenly greenish brown
Ostrya
Ironwood
Alternate leaves
5-10 vein scars
Buds plump, often reddish, 2-3 scales, angle away from
stem
Tilia
Alternate leaves
Many vein scars
Many bud scales, to the point that buds almost resemble
little pine cones
Quercus
Oaks
Opposite leaves
Many vein scars
Buds with a granular surface, terminal bud pyramid-shaped,
1-3 pairs of scales
Fraxinus
Ashes
Opposite leaves
3 vein scars
Leaf scar shape: narrow crescent. Number of bud scales
variable depending on the species
Acer
Maples
