Key to the Trees of Wisconsin

20. Buds yellow, scales neither long-tapered to tip nor spreading; most well-developed leaves with 7-9 leaflets.

Carya cordiformis
20. Buds brown or gray (greenish when immature), outer scales long-tapered to spreading tips; well-developed leaves with 5 (rarely 7) leaflets.

Carya ovata
 

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