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Eastern cottonwood

Native

Populus deltoides

Willow (Salicaceae) · Cottonwood and willow · 80–120 ft

Knowing it

Missouri's fastest-growing and often largest tree, with triangular leaves that rattle in wind and cottony seeds in June. River bottoms and wet ground statewide.

What a tree company sees

Soft, weak wood on an enormous frame: big limb drops and whole-tree failures are common. Keep well away from houses; removals are crane jobs.

Recorded in 82 counties

From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.