Populus grandidentata
Bigtooth Aspen
Salicaceae
ExpandHabitat
- native to eastern section of North America
- hardy to zone 3
Habit and Form
- a medium-sized, deciduous tree
- 50' to 70' tall
- 20' to 40' wide
- pyramidal in youth
- open, irregular crown
- medium texture
- fast growth rate
Summer Foliage
- alternate leaf arrangement
- simple, deciduous leaves
- 3" to 4" long
- sinuate, dentate margins
- gray pubescence on leaf underside
- glabrescent leaf petiole
- dark green leaf color
Autumn Foliage
- yellow fall color
Flowers
- yellow catkins
- before leafs out
- not ornamentally important
Fruit
- not ornamentally important
Bark
- reddish brown, stout stems
- greenish-gray older bark
Culture
- prefers wet soils
- full sun
- transplant easily
Landscape Use
- lawn tree
- street tree when large spaces are available
- lumber
- good urban tree
- for shade
Liabilities
- do not plant near sewers, septic tanks, drains or sidewalks
- suckers
- canker
- short-lived
- too many to name
ID Features
- 0.25" long, imbricate, pointed buds
- pubescence on bud scale margins
- dentate leaf margins
- yellow catkins
Propagation
- by seed
Cultivars/Varieties
- none