Key to the Trees of Wisconsin

89. Leaves less than 15 cm long; end buds often longer than 1 cm; bark of even mature trees smooth, grayish; native species in eastern Wisconsin.


Fagus grandifolia
89. Leaves mostly longer than 15 cm; end buds 6 mm or shorter; bark brown and becoming cracked and divided as trees mature; not native in Wisconsin, rarely escaping near planted individuals.

Castanea dentata
 

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