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Eastern Cottonwood

Populus deltoides

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Description:

found this growing in my planter where I had grew other veggies.
is this a weed?

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern cottonwood

Populus deltoides

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drP
Looks like an eastern cottonwood. If you go to the Wikipedia reference I posted, ignore the distribution map. Instead, go to the PLANTS national database page (http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PODE3) to see a better map of the tree's distribution. The overall shape of the leaves looks correct. Check the petioles (the leaf stems). Are they flattened rather than round? If so, it's a cottonwood.
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PublishedApril 16, 2014

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