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Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen.It is commonly called quaking aspen, [2] [3] [4] trembling aspen, [2] [3] American aspen, [3] mountain or golden aspen, [5] trembling poplar, [5] white poplar, [5] and popple, [5] as well as others. [5]
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 ]
In North America, the aspen is referred to as quaking aspen or trembling aspen because the leaves "quake" or tremble in the wind. This is due to their flattened petioles which reduce aerodynamic drag on the trunk and branches. Aspen trees near Crested Butte, Colorado
Quaking aspen. Colorado blue spruce. Tip. Keep in mind that “salt tolerant” doesn’t mean “salt resistant.” Even salt-tolerant plants can be damaged by salt if they’re exposed to too ...
Pando being the heaviest tree and the largest tree by landmass, while also being the largest aspen clone leaves the Pando Tree in a class of its own. Since the early 2000s, little information has been adequately corroborated about Pando's origins and how its genetic integrity has been sustained over a long period of time, conservatively between ...
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.
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 ...
Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.English names variously applied to different species include poplar (/ ˈ p ɒ p l ər /), aspen, and cottonwood.