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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 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.
In contrast with many trees, aspen bark is base-rich, meaning aspens are important hosts for bryophytes [4] and act as food plants for the larvae of butterfly (Lepidoptera) species—see List of Lepidoptera that feed on poplars. Young aspen bark is an important seasonal forage for the European hare and other animals in
The hybrid with Populus alba (white poplar), known as grey poplar, Populus × canescens, is widely found in Europe and central Asia. Hybrids with several other aspens have also been bred at forestry research institutes in order to find trees with greater timber production and disease resistance (e.g. P. tremula × P. tremuloides, bred in ...
The Pando tree was identified in 1976 by Jerry Kemperman and Burton V. Barnes. [20] [21] A posthumous biography by Barnes' colleague, Daniel Kashian, [22] details Pando's discovery: As a part of his aspen work in the West, Burt began to examine an extremely large trembling aspen clone southwest of Fish Lake, Utah, in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Populus grandidentata is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to North America, found mostly in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Leaves are similar to Populus tremuloides, but slightly larger and having larger teeth. [3] The leaves tremble in the wind as those of P. tremuloides do. Bark of younger trees is olive-green ...
As the weather cools, Washington, Oregon, and Northern California's expanse of evergreens, including Douglas fir and Western hemlock, are punctuated by broad-leaved maple, poplar, and alder trees ...
Populus section Populus, of the Populus (poplar) genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. [2] The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by contrast, is native to warmer regions ...
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