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Identify, and how do you differentiate between this and its almost-twin that is in the same family?
Yellow Birch? If that is correct, I'll answer your other question.
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If it's yellow birch then its tricky twin must be sweet birch?


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ES14 wrote:
keke wrote:Image
Identify, and how do you differentiate between this and its almost-twin that is in the same family?
Yellow Birch? If that is correct, I'll answer your other question.
Eastern hophornbeam, identical twin american hornbeam, hophornbeam is doubly serrate
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ES14 wrote:
keke wrote:Image
Identify, and how do you differentiate between this and its almost-twin that is in the same family?
Yellow Birch? If that is correct, I'll answer your other question.
correct!
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Sweet birch leaves are a bit shorter and wider than yellow birch leaves. They also usually have a more prominent "notch" at the bottom of the leaf.
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Okay, thank you!:D
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ES14 wrote:Image
pacific madrone?
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JSGandora wrote:Toyon
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