What Tree Is That? Online
Are the buds black?
CLUE: this tree is native to Europe but is sometimes planted in the U.S.
It is a European ash.
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Are the buds brown or red-brown?
CLUE: this tree is native to the eastern U.S. and Great Plains.
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