Trees · question 5
Count the leaflets and look at the twig.
- 3–5 leaflets, green twigs with a bloom: Leaflets coarsely toothed or slightly lobed.
- 5–7 leaflets; shrub with white pith: The leaf smells unpleasant; twigs with warty lenticels; flat white flower heads or black berries.
- 7–13 leaflets and fat black buds: A large tree with bunches of winged ‘keys’.