A bud and a leaf are not the same thing you f***ing dumbass
Here is a bud:
http://blog.davey.com/media/1618932/davey-tree-what-happens-if-trees-bud-too-early.jpg?width=342&height=280&quality=100&mode=crop&scale=both
Here is a maple leaf (plural: maple leaves):
Also, you calling them buds, as in tree buds, kinda completely f***s over your stupid army regiment ******** argument for the reason why you guys don't know how to pluralize an easy four letter word. If it's some ancient f***ing army regiment that no one cares about, then they can't be buds, can they? You can't have it all.