Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), one of the largest eastern hardwoods, is short-lived but the fastest-growing commercial forest species in North America. It grows best on moist well-drained ...

Maple, Sycamore, yellow poplar, and sweetgum trees are known for their lobed leaves, ... It's native to North America and found along the East Coast from Connecticut to northern Florida.

STUMP OF FAMOUS TREE GONE.; Last Vestige of Historic Poplar in East Side Park That Was Struck by Lightning Removed. Share full article. Nov. 29, 1903.