Populus grandidentata is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to North America, found mostly in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Bigtooth aspens produce seeds from wind-pollinated flower clusters, known as catkins.

Seeds viability is high (around 80%) but despite this and the sheer number of seeds produced (a mature tree can produce over 1 million per season), very few actually end up germinating due to their short viability (two weeks), natural growth inhibitor, and high likelihood of landing in spots unsuitable for germination, which must be done on the surface of moist soil.

[4] Bigtooth aspens are dioecious, medium-sized deciduous trees with straight trunks and gently ascending branches.

The range of Populus grandidentata extends from Virginia north to Maine and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; west to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota; south through Iowa to extreme northeastern Missouri; and east through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia.

They are pioneer species on disturbed sites, persisting in successional communities until senescence.

In the Great Lakes Region at the turn of the 20th century, many mature pine forests were logged and burned.

Codominant in both hardwood and conifer forests, it does not occur as a subdominant because of its extreme shade intolerance.

[7] The wood weighs 27 pounds (12 kg) per foot and is light-colored, straight-grained, fine-textured, and soft.

Minor uses include log homes, pallets, boxes, match splints, chopsticks, hockey stick components, and ladders.