Key to the Trees of Wisconsin

95. Leaf blades rounded at the base, ovate or roundish and finely toothed; buds not sticky; twigs of the current year medium to dark brown.

Populus tremuloides
95. Leaf blades nearly straight across at the base, resulting in a broadly
triangular or "deltoid" shape, coarsely toothed; buds often sticky; twigs of the current year yellowish-green.

Populus deltoides
 

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