sugar maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer saccharum

brown, pointy, imbricate buds

light brown twig

red maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer rubrum

rounded, dark red, imbricate buds

dark red twig

Norway maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer platinoides

large, rounded, dark red buds

twig shiny, scarred

silver maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer sacharinum

small, rounded, red buds

reddish brown twig

mountain maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer spicatum

pale reddish, pubescent twig and buds

buds valvate

striped maple

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ACERACEAE

Acer pensylvanicum

large, dark reddish, valvate buds

greenish twig

box elder

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ACERACEAE

Acer negundo

smooth, shiny brown twig

small, appressed buds

green ash

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OLEACEAE

Fraxinus pensylvanica

bud sits on flat top of leaf scar

white ash

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OLEACEAE

Fraxinus americana

bud sits in curved top of leaf scar

black ash

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OLEACEAE

Fraxinus nigra

bud sits on flat top of leaf scar

bud darker

lilac

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OLEACEAE

Syringia vulgaris

alternate-leaf dogwood

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CORNACEAE

Cornus alternifolia

silky dogwood

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CORNACEAE

Cornus amomum

silky pubescence

red-osier dogwood

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CORNACEAE

Cornus stolonifera

red-panicle dogwood

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CORNACEAE

Cornus racemosa

honeysuckle

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Lonicera sp.

buds very divergent

elderberry

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Sambucus sp.

maple-leaf viburnum

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum acerifolia

hobblebush

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum alnifolium

light brown, pubescent alien finger buds

nannyberry

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum lentago

long, flexible buds

same color as twig

highbush cranberry

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CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum trilobum

horsechestnut

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HIPPOCASTANACEAE

Aesculus hippocastanum

common buckthorn

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RHAMNACEAE

Rhamnus cathartica

terminal bud not naked

glossy buckthorn

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RHAMNACEAE

Rhamnus frangula

terminal bud naked

mountain holly

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AQUIFOLIACEAE

Nemopanthus mucronata

winterberry

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AQUIFOLIACEAE

Ilex verticillata

partridge berry

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RUBIACEAE

Mitchella repens

evergreen leaves

light green veins

red berry

staghorn sumac

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ANACARDIACEAE

Rhus typhina

twig and bud very pubescent

barberry

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BERBERIDACEAE

Berberis sp.

elongated red berry

small, divergent needles

bittersweet

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CELASTRACEAE

Celastrus scandens

persistent panicle of red berries (dried)

northern burning bush

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CELASTRACEAE

Euonymus alatus

wings

black locust

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FABACEAE

Robinia pseudoacacia

"woody" twig

large, very divergent thorns

witch hazel

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HAMAMELIDACEAE

Hamamelis virginiana

light brown deer foot bud

yellow birch

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BETULACEAE

Betula alleghaniensis

wintergreen scent

sweet birch

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BETULACEAE

Betula lenta

root beer scent

paper birch

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BETULACEAE

Betula papyrifera

gray birch

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BETULACEAE

Betula populiafolia

ironwood

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BETULACEAE

Ostrya virginiana

musclewood

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BETULACEAE

Carpinus caroliniana

speckled alder

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BETULACEAE

Alnus rugosa

big, red boxing glove buds

beaked hazelnut

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BETULACEAE

Corylus conuta

white pubescence on tip o fbud = bunny tail

blueberry

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ERICACEAE

Vaccinium sp.

bright green new growth

whiskers on buds

huckleberry

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ERICACEAE

Gaylussacia sp.

rhododendron

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ERICACEAE

Rhododendron sp.

large, ovate, evergreen leaves

rhodora

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ERICACEAE

Rhododendron canadense

persistent fruit capsule

sheep laurel

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ERICACEAE

Kalmia angustifolia

smaller rhododendron leaves

wintergreen

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ERICACEAE

Gaultheria procumbens

wintergreen scent

oval, evergreen leaves

red berry

American beech

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FAGACEAE

Fagus grandifolia

long, pointy, divergent buds

northern red oak

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FAGACEAE

Quercus rubra

clumped buds

large, pointed

dull, reddish

black oak

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FAGACEAE

Quercus velutina

clumped buds

large, pointed

dull, light brown

white oak

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FAGACEAE

Quercus alba

clumped buds

small, rounded

dull, light brown

pin oak

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FAGACEAE

Quercus palustris

clumped buds

small, rounded

shiny, reddish

black walnut

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JUGLANDACEAE

Juglans nigra

shorter monkey face

1 bud on top = tikka

butternut

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JUGLANDACEAE

Juglans cinerea

longer monkey face

2 buds on top = fancy hat

shagbark hickory

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JUGLANDACEAE

Carya ovata

dark brown twig

brown buds

bitternut hickory

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JUGLANDACEAE

Carya cordiformis

gin and tonic scent

light brown twig

yellowish buds

tulip poplar

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MAGNOLIACEAE

Liriodendron tulipifera

valvate duck bill bud

black tupelo

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NYSSACEAE

Nyssa sylvatica

sweetfern

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MYRICACEAE

Comptonia peregrina

basil scent

sweet gale

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MYRICACEAE

Myrica gale

zebra buds

raspberry

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ROSACEAE

Rubus sp.

thorns

red, rounded canes

blackberry

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ROSACEAE

Rubus sp.

thorns

green, angled canes

purple-flowering raspberry

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ROSACEAE

Rubus oderatus

lots of tiny thorns

light brown twig

black cherry

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ROSACEAE

Prunus serotina

choke cherry

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ROSACEAE

Prunus virginiana

pin cherry

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ROSACEAE

Prunus pensylvanica

rose

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ROSACEAE

Rosa sp.

thorns

persisten hypanthium

hawthorn

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ROSACEAE

Cratagus sp.

big, scary thorns

meadowsweet

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ROSACEAE

Spiraea latifolia

slender, light brown twig

tiny light brown buds

wild pear

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ROSACEAE

Pyrus communis

lots of spur shoots

apple

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ROSACEAE

Malus pumila

serviceberry

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ROSACEAE

Amelanchier sp.

eastern cottonwood

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SALICACEAE

Populus deltoides

quaking aspen

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SALICACEAE

Populus tremuloides

bigtooth aspen

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SALICACEAE

Populus grandidentata

shrub willow

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SALICACEAE

Salix sp.

black willow

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SALICACEAE

Salix nigra

leatherwood

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THYMELAEACEAE

Dirca palustris

leaf scar encircles bud

twig very flexible

slippery elm

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ULMACEAE

Ulmes rubra

dark, mouse turd buds

American elm

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ULMACEAE

Ulmes americana

reddish, mouse turd buds

hackberry

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ULMACEAE

Celtis occidentalis

basswood

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TILIACEAE

Tilia americana

little-leaf linden

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TILIACEAE

Tilia cordata

Virginia creeper

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VITACEAE

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

vine

grape

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VITACEAE

Vitus sp.

vine

eastern white pine

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PINACEAE

Pinus strobus

fascicles of 5

red pine

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PINACEAE

Pinus resinosa

fascicles of 2

needles not flexible

twig slender, reddish

Scotch pine

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PINACEAE

Pinus sylvestris

fascicles of 2

twig slender, light brown

Austrian pine

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PINACEAE

Pinus nigra

fascicles of 2

twig thick

pitch pine

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PINACEAE

Pinus rigida

fascicles of 3

eastern hemlock

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PINACEAE

Tsuga canadensis

balsam fir

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PINACEAE

Abies balsamea

eastern larch

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PINACEAE

Larix laricina

Norway spruce

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PINACEAE

Picea abies

darker green

longer needles

white spruce

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PINACEAE

Picea glauca

darker green

shorter needles

blue spruce

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PINACEAE

Picea pungens

lighter green

longer needles

black spruce

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PINACEAE

Picea mariana

lighter green

shorter needles

Canada yew

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TAXACEAE

Taxus canadensis

northern white cedar

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CUPRESSACEAE

Thuja occidentalis

scales

flat

eastern red cedar

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CUPRESSACEAE

Juniperus virginiana

awls

not flat