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twigs=thick (≥6 mm) (≥¼ in) AND terminal bud[?]=​conspicuous and ⬮ oval  or
twigs=thin  (<6 mm) (<¼ in)  OR  terminal bud[?]=​inconspicuous or not ⬮ oval :

Twigs=thick (≥6 mm) (≥¼ in) AND terminal bud=​conspicuous and ⬮ oval

terminal bud[?]=dark smooth sticky long (≥6 mm) (≥¼ in)
🐎︎ 🌰︎ horse chestnut  Aesculus hippocastanum  or
terminal bud[?]=light-colored or rough or not-sticky or short (<6 mm) (<¼ in) :

Terminal bud=light-colored or rough or not-sticky or short (<6 mm) (<¼ in)

bud ⨇ scales have keel-line;  bruised twigs have a 👃︎ disagreeable smell
🌰︎ Ohio buckeye  Aesculus glabra
bud ⨇ scales have no keel-line
◼︎ 🌰︎ yellow buckeye  Aesculus flava

Twigs=thin  (<6 mm) (<¼ in)  OR  terminal bud=​inconspicuous or not ⬮ oval

terminal bud[?]=rough+dry;  leaf scars[?]=shield- or ⬮ oval-shaped, vascular bundle scars[?] make line
ash  genus Fraxinus

⬮ leaf scars[?]=∨ angular (V-shaped),           each leaf scar has 3 vascular bundle scars[?]
🍁︎ maple  genus Acer
⬮ leaf scars[?] join to make line all around twig, each leaf scar has 3 vascular bundle scars[?]
flowering dogwood  Cornus florida

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🏠︎ terrestrial woody plants that had 🍁︎🍂︎🌿︎ broadleaves 🍃︎ now gone