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Salicaceae

 12-Populus deltoides trunk

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The eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides, is one of the largest trees in eastern North America. The trunk on this tree is more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter. Trees can be 150 feet (46 meters) tall. The bark is deeply furrowed.
Photo by K. R. Robertson at the Savanna Army Depot in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
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