Part of aspen/cottonwood/poplar  genus Populus in willow  family Salicaceae.

If the mid-vein=narrow and buds=slightly-hairy (rather than mid-vein=​wide and buds=​sticky), some sources call this tree subspecies:

Native to 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains.   🌎︎ Map (.pdf).   🌳︎ State tree of Kansas and Nebraska.

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Populus hosts caterpillars of 367 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.   This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula.

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.

Often grows in clonal colonies [1] —look around for other stems!

Learn more about eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides

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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

🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula