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BU-06593     1995

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A Beginner's Guide to Minnesota Trees


Deciduous Trees

If the leaves are compounded click here
If the leaves are simple, click here

If the leaves are doubly compound near the branch tip and singly compound farther back on the branch, and the leaflet edges have very small teeth (nearly smooth), the tree is a honeylocust
If the leaves are singly compound and the leaflet edges have sharp teeth, click here

If there are 14-23 leaflets on the leaf and the buds are cream colored, the tree is a black walnut.
If there are 7-11 leaflets on the leaf and the buds are bright yellow, the tree is a bitternut hickory.

Honeylocust Black Walnut
Bitternut Hickory

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