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twigs=red-brown, zig-zag from leaf scar to leaf scar;  bark=smooth with light-colored horizontal lenticels
honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos
pod length >10 cm (>4 in);  leaf scar sunken, with two buds, one above the other
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus
tree=flat top;  pods=long-tapered
mimosa silk tree Albizia julibrissin
leaf scar surrounds winter bud
Yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea
leaf scar does not surround winter bud;  bark contains many flower buds
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis

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