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Beginner Gardening Questions: Plant or tree whose leaves have an oddly flat end

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Forum: Beginner Gardening Questions Replies: 2, Views: 61

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lotstolearn
Silver Spring, MD
July 10, 2008
9:13 PM
Post #5238391
The plant shown has grown up in the front bed (which had a 7ft tall Canadian Horseweed this forum identified for me, before I yanked it). The leaves are of a familiar shape except the top which is oddly flat on all of them (so it's not a result of animals, bugs). Any help in identifying this is appreciated. I'm finding it hard to search pictures in books without more knowledge to start with.

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JulieQ
Cullman, AL
(Zone 7b)
July 10, 2008
10:18 PM
Post #5238822
It looks a lot like a young yellow poplar or "tulip tree".
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
July 11, 2008
8:24 AM
Post #5240292
They grow very fast so I'd get it out of the flower bed.

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