Populus grandidentata, or largetooth aspen, is native to northeastern and north-central North America, ranging from southeastern Canada and the Great Lakes region south to Virginia, North Carolina, and extreme northeastern Missouri. It is an excellent choice for naturalized areas, offering rapid growth and valuable wildlife support, with its leaves, bark, and twigs providing food for birds and mammals. It thrives in full sun and can handle a variety of soil types but is intolerant of shade and flooding. While it is prone to diseases and pests, it remains a resilient species for areas where aggressive growth can be managed. Like other aspens, it reproduces by suckers. Largetooth aspen sheds large leaves and produces cottony seeds in the fall, which can create considerable litter.