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Aspen catkins in spring Trembling aspen bark. The quaking aspen is a tall, fast-growing tree, usually 15–18 meters (50–60 ft) at maturity, with a trunk 25 centimeters (10 in) in diameter; [7] records are 36.5 m (119 ft 9 in) in height and 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) in diameter.
Populus tremula (commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen) [2] is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of the Old World. Description [ edit ]
Aspen seedlings in a nursery. Aspen seedlings do not thrive in the shade, and it is difficult for seedlings to establish in an already mature aspen stand. Fire indirectly benefits aspen trees, since it allows the saplings to flourish in open sunlight in the burned landscape, devoid of other competing tree species.
Mature trembling aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) with young regeneration in foreground, in Fairbanks, AlaskaThe genus has a large genetic diversity, and can grow from 15–50 m (49–164 ft) tall, with trunks up to 2.5 m (8 ft) in diameter.
Pando aspen grove at Fishlake National Forest. Pando (from Latin pando 'I spread') [1] is the world's largest tree, a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) located in Sevier County, Utah, United States, in the Fishlake National Forest.
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is the predominant species in aspen stands in the Great Lakes region, but bigtooth aspen dominates on drier, upland sites. Aspen stands dominated by bigtooth aspens are generally more open than those dominated by quaking aspens. It is more disease resistant than P. tremuloides.
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) [138] Native to every region of the US. An important source of pulp and engineered wood products. Often used in landscaping, but the aggressive roots can damage nearby structures. Uses: timber; landscaping, pulpwood, veneers. [139] NC KY, the eastern Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic and New England
Pando, a colony of quaking aspen, is one of the oldest-known clonal trees. Recent estimates of its age range up to 14,000 years old, and 18,000 years by the latest (2024) estimate. [1] It is located in Utah, United States. This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual ...