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tree;
bark=smooth, tan or light gray-green with optional shallow tan furrows, lots of lenticels |
— smooth, except base has (0-) 1 or 2 (-4) bumps | large, above branch,
yellow-to-orange |
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lookalike
tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima
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tree;
bark=deeply furrowed tan;
some months nuts on or under tree, which do not separate into sections |
▲▲ toothed with long teeth visible within arm's length;
leaf=very large (>20 cm) (>8 in), leaflets=large (4-20 cm) (1½-8 in);
crushed leaves=aromatic | size of little-finger,
green catkin
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lookalike
butternut
Juglans cinerea
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shrub, 2-3(-5) × the height of an adult human;
stem and twigs=hairy |
▲▲ toothed with large teeth visible from 3 steps back;
leaf injury exudes milky juice | size of very-large ice cream cone, inverted above branch,
yellow-green (flower) or deep-red (fruit) |
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this plant, please
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