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Cottonwood is a poplar.

Populus angustifolia (narrowleaf cottonwood), in the Great Basin

Populus deltoides (eastern cottonwood), in the eastern United States

Populus fremontii (Fremont cottonwood), in the southwestern United States and Mexico

Populus heterophylla (swamp cottonwood), in the eastern United States

Populus nigra (black poplar), in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Populus trichocarpa (black cottonwood), in the Pacific Northwest of North America

Populus x jackii (balm-of-Gilead)

An older fella asked me to cut down a poplar tree in his front yard. I showed up and told him it was a Cottonwood, he argued it was a poplar so I just smiled. Was going to pull a bud off and tear it open and show him but I know him so I know he'd still argue. In the end though, we're both right.