with …

even number of lobes (4, apex truncate), main leaf vein ends in notch
🌷︎ American tulip tree  Liriodendron tulipifera

OR it does NOT, but with …
petiole=long (same length as leaf);  bi-lobed;  veins fan out from base
ginkgo  Ginkgo biloba
petiole=long (same length as leaf);  leaf uppersurface=​dark-green, undersurface=​white and felt-like
◼︎ white poplar  Populus alba

OR it does NOT, but is a ◼︎ white oak with …
all ♧ lobe sinuses=shallow,       base lobe looks like ear-lobe, petiole=very short;  leaves small (5–10 cm) (2–4 in)
🇬🇧 English oak  Quercus robur
all ♧ lobe sinuses=halfway to vein, lobe size+shape=similar to each other;  leaves large (13–23 cm) (5–9 in)
◼︎ white oak  Quercus alba

3 end lobes ◼︎ square-cut, much larger than base lobes
post oak  Quercus stellata
very deep ♧ sinuses in base lobes (almost to midrib), shallow or variable-depth ♧ sinuses in outer lobes (check several leaves)
bur oak  Quercus macrocarpa

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple