They are 1-3 inches long sometimes almost as wide. Terminal buds are often fuzzy. Fruit, Leaf, Thorns Pyrus is not a native American genus but occurs occasionally across the U.P., almost always the result of human planting. The common pear is Pyrus communis , which has many varieties, like the apples. Terminal buds are hairless and pointed.
Terminal buds are slightly longer than the twig is wide.
The first side bud is often very close to the terminal bud. Spring Flowers, Leaves, Bark, Habitat Several species of juneberry occur in the U.P. but the most common is probably Amelanchier laevis . Usually when you see one shrub there are many. A. laevis has light gray BARK with darker gray stripes running up and down the stem, similar in pattern but not color to striped maple. The margins are finely-toothed.