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Key to the Trees of Wisconsin

93. Branches spreading, canopy not narrowly cylindrical; leaves rounded at the base and clearly longer than broad with 6-15 large, and often irregular teeth per side; widespread native species.

Populus grandidentata
93. Branches strongly upswept and therefore close to the trunk in a tight, nearly cylindrical growth form; leaves more or less truncate at the base and as broad or broader than long, with 20+ small teeth per side; widely planted as horticultural plants and rarely escaping.

Populus nigra
 

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