This page is archived. It is kept for historical reference, so it is no longer being updated and may not meet accessibility standards.
Key to the Trees of Wisconsin
111. Underside of leaf (at least
some) with a continuous band of pubescence along each side
of the mid-rib; leaf blade usually widest at about the middle
and with teeth incurved; tips of bud scales often reddish
brown.
111. Underside of leaf lacking
a continuous band of pubescence along the midrib, hairs if
present restricted to tufts in the axils of the lateral veins;
at least some larger leaf blades broadest beyond the middle;
Tips of bud scales light gray or silvery, darker than the
lower portion of the scale.
