132 End-bud present 133 



132 End-bud absent 139 



133 Leaves 8-14 cm. long, bright-green on upper surface, hairy on 

 under surface, somewhat heart-shaped, teeth single, long- 

 pointed, petioles 3.6-7 cm. long; bud-scales about 6 in num- 

 ber, pale-bordered (DAVIDIA) 



133 Leaves not as just described 134 



134 Stipules or stipule-scars present 135 



134 Stipules and stipule-scars absent or indistinguishable 137 



135 Winter-buds solitary but often crowded at tip of twig; leaves 



not as described below CHERRY (PRUNUS) 



135 Three winter-buds in an axil on flowering twigs ; twigs often 



red or green ; length of leaves usually at least 3 times their 

 width, shape tapering from middle to tip 136 



136 Leaves typically widest below middle and petioles 1.5-2.5 cm. 



long ALMOND (PRUNUS) 



136 Leaves typically widest at or below middle and petioles not 



more than 1.5 cm. long; leaves often curved and hanging 

 down PEACH (PRUNUS) 



137 Twigs hairy; leaves hairy at least on under surface, oblong, 



6-12 cm. long, finely toothed or nearly entire ; buds dark- 

 brown - MEDLAR (MESPILUS) 



137 Twigs and leaves not as just described 138 



138 Buds usually pointed and flaring from twig; bud-scales slightly 



pointed, without a border; leaves single-toothed, often hair- 

 less PEAR (PYRUS) 



138 Buds oval, blunter than those described above, appressed, often 



red and hairy; bud-scales sometimes blunt and bordered; 

 leaves usually irregularly or doubly toothed 



APPLE, CRABAPPLE (MALUS or PYRUS) 



139 Buds usually blunt, catkins present ; leaves somewhat heart- 



shaped, sometimes doubly toothed HAZEL (CORYLUS) 



139 Buds usually sharp-pointed, if blunt then no catkins present, 



catkins not always present with sharp buds 140 



140 Winter-buds showing 4 or more scales ; scales ridged and bris- 



tled ; leaves largest above middle, single-toothed, hairy on 



under surface (PHOTINIA) 



140 Winter-buds not as just described 141 



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