with each twig tip containing …

a cluster of ♧ several buds, of different sizes  or
buds not in a cluster :

Twig tips contain a cluster of ♧ several buds, of different sizes, with

lenticels[?]=many raised light-colored, older=⬬ horizontal;  ⬮ leaf scars[?] have 3 vascular bundle scars[?]
🍒︎ pin cherry  Prunus pensylvanica
⬮ leaf scars[?] have several vascular bundle scars[?], are raised;  ⊚ pith[?]=⬠ 5-sided or ⊛★ star-shaped
oak  genus Quercus

Twig tips contain buds not in a cluster, with

some twig tips have catkins[?]
alder / birch / hazel / hornbeam  family Betulaceae
twig tips have no catkins[?]

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🏠︎ 🌳︎🍃︎ broadleaf branches, ╟ alternate