I can see maple branches, with lateral buds protected by three or more scales …
with …
buds=white-woolly, twigs=green with whitish bloom, leaf scars [?] meet around stem, 🚁︎ samara helicopter fruit stays over entire dormant season
boxelder maple Acer negundo
OR they are NOT, but with …
terminal buds
that are …
usually > 6 mm (¼ in) long; sap=milky
🇳🇴 🍁︎ Norway maple Acer platanoides
OR they are NOT, but with …
buds=brown,
new growth
on twigs=brown or gray, and …
twigs=dull, straw-colored, usually hairy; buds=hairy
◼︎ black maple Acer nigrum
twigs=glossy, buff or red-brown, hairless; buds=hairless (or only at apex)
sugar maple Acer saccharum
-or-
buds=red or green,
new growth
on twigs=red, and …
twigs=bright chestnut-brown; branch tips curve upward
◼︎ silver maple Acer saccharinum
twigs=red; branch tips do not curve upward
◼︎ red maple Acer rubrum