Your search found 4 image(s) of leaf scars of Sumac and Tree-of-heaven.
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Ailanthus, Tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Look for it on roadsides, in forests, disturbed areas, including cities, esp in moist, fertile soils. In our area, this tree is now an aggressive and noxious weed, colonizing even undisturbed forests and outcompeting the native vegetation
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Lateral buds partly surrounded by the large, shield-shaped leaf scar, per Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee.
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The leaf scar is heart-shaped, per Winter Tree Finder.
Smooth Sumac, Common Sumac
Rhus glabra
Look for it in disturbed areas, clearings, roadsides, woodlands
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Twigs are more than 1cm thick and glabrous, per Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Leaf scars nearly encircle the buds, per Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee.