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Part of aspen/cottonwood/poplar genus Populus and willow family Salicaceae.
If the mid-vein=narrow and buds=slightly-hairy (rather than mid-vein=wide and buds=sticky), some sources call this the subspecies:
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA Great Plains, Midwest, East and South.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Populus hosts caterpillars of 367 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Can form a hybrid with balsam poplar Populus balsamifera (also part of the aspen/cottonwood/poplar genus Populus ), forming balm of Gilead Populus × jackii. The hybrid occurs occasionally in nature.
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🌳︎ broadleaf 🍃︎ branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins thorns pods, terminal buds larger, and large bark (on the trunk)
aspen/cottonwood/poplar leaves genus Populus balsam poplar Populus balsamifera balm of Gilead Populus × jackii