Are the leaves flattened across the top, with 2 LOBES on either side of the MIDRIB (the primary rib or central vein)? It is a yellow-poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree.

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Are the leaves entire, mitten-shaped, or 3-LOBED all on the same small tree or shrub? It is a sassafras.

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Are the leaves toothed, lobed and unlobed on the same tree? The fruit fleshy? YES, click here.

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Are the leaves and fruit not as above? YES, click here.