Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Salicales>Salicaceae>Populus heterophylla L.
| A large deciduous tree found in wet bottomland forests in the Coastal Plain. Similar to Eastern Cottonwood, but the leaves are cordate (heart-shaped) instead of deltoid (triangular). Washington Co., NC 6/21/06. |
| Clarendon Co., SC 6/14/07. |
| Greenville, NC 11/1/05. |
| Bark detail of a medium-sized tree. Greenville, NC 11/1/05. |
More information:
Virginia Tech Dendrology
US Forest Service Silvics Manual
Revised 4/5/08 cwcook@duke.edu
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