Your twig has buds which are not more than twice as long as broad.
Look at the shape of the buds.

Buds conical, mostly terminal on short shoots

Wild Plum

Wild Plum twig

Crab Apple

Crab Apple twig

Aspen

Aspen twig

Wild Pear

Wild Pear twig

Swedish Whitebeam twig
buds are more purple than Whitebeam

Buds not conical, with terminals and laterals

Hazel

Hazel twig

Wych Elm

Wych Elm twig

Japanese Elm

Japanese Elm twig

Wild Service-tree

Wild Service-tree twig

Whitebeam

Whitebeam twig
sometimes buds are
conical and green

Swedish Whitebeam twig
buds are more purple than Whitebeam

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