with …
some dead deciduous leaves that stay on tree when they have fallen from most other trees or their leaves fell with other trees :
leaves=🍂︎ non-lobed; bark=very smooth, one-color (light gray), no muscular ribs (large trees may have buttress roots[?]), often w/carved graffitiAmerican beech Fagus grandifolia leaves=♧ lobed; bark=deeply-furrowedoak genus Quercus
with ⬮ leaf scars distributed along the main twigs, with those ⬮ leaf scars and lateral buds usually numbering/arranged …
1-at-a-node,arranged╧╤╧╤alternate (spiral) ⇦ if unsure 2-at-a-node,arranged═╪═╪opposite or 3+-at-a-node,arranged═❋═❋whorledhardy catalpa Catalpa speciosa :
2-at-a-node,arranged═╪═╪opposite⊖ not-decussateMAD-Cap-Horse 2-at-a-node,arranged═╪═╪opposite⊕ decussateHydrangea family Hydrangeaceae
plant terminology
🏠︎ 🌳︎🌲︎🌵︎ ☙ terrestrial woody plants