with leaf margins (edge) that are …


♧ lobed  
non-lobed :

♧ Lobed

with …
3–7 main leaf veins radiating from 🍁︎ one point (🖐 palmate)
🍁︎ maple  genus Acer

Non-lobed

with leaf margins (edge) that are …

▲▲ toothed  
∩∩ rounded teeth = crenate
(visible from arm's length)  
___ smooth :

Margin (edge) = ▲▲ toothed

twigs = ⍋ spine-tipped[?]
🇪🇺 European or common buckthorn  Rhamnus cathartica
twigs not spine-tipped[?]
viburnum  genus Viburnum

Margin (edge) = ∩∩ rounded teeth = crenate (visible from arm's length)

leaf base=♤ heart-shaped or ∪ round, tip=∩ round, veins=🖐 palmate, fruit looks like mini- 🌭︎ sausages
katsura  Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Margin (edge) = ___ smooth

leaf shape=♤ heart-shaped;  very large (15–30 cm) (6–12 in)
northern or hardy catalpa  Catalpa speciosa

leaf shape=skinny, base and tip=♦ angular;
leaves do meet dogwood leaf test[?]
Cornelian-cherry dogwood  Cornus mas

leaf shape=⬮ oval, base and tip=♦ angular;  veins prominent and curving to follow margin (edge);
leaves do meet dogwood leaf test[?]
flowering dogwood  Cornus florida
leaf shape=⬮ oval, base and tip=♦ angular;  veins prominent and curving to follow margin (edge);
leaves do not meet dogwood leaf test[?]
white fringe tree  Chionanthus virginicus

leaf shape=⬮ oval, base=∪ rounded, tip=∧ angular;  shrub with multiple stems;  bark=shaggy;  wood=brittle
honeysuckle  genus Lonicera

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