Common Name - Eastern Cottonwood

Scientific Name - Populus deltoides

Description: deciduous; alternate; long, triangular, with flat base and long pointed tip; 3 to 7 inches long and 3 to 5 inches wide with curved, coarse teeth; thick and coarsely veined; bright green above, paler beneath, with yellow midrib. Click here for a larger view of the images.
The Eastern Cottonwood Tree Leaf

Description:
simple, deciduous;  alternate;  long, triangular, with flat base and long pointed tip;  3 to 7 inches long and 3 to 5 inches wide with curved, coarse teeth;  thick and coarsely veined;  bright green above, paler beneath, with yellow midrib.

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