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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]
Aspen trees near Crested Butte, Colorado. Aspens typically grow in environments that are otherwise dominated by coniferous tree species, and which are often lacking other large deciduous tree species. Aspens have evolved several adaptations that aid their survival in such environments.
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 ]
The first installment of the Crested Butte Film Festival had an audience of 1,500 or about the population of the town; two years later attendance doubled. The festival is held just as the aspens turn into their imperial gold.
As of 2012, based on data from the 2009–10 school year, according to U.S. News & World Report, Aspen High School, the only high school in the Aspen School District, is the top ranked high school in Colorado and ranked 59th in the United States. The high school has grades 9 to 12, 540 students, and 41 teachers.
The stunning wood-frame "Newberry House" -- built in 1895 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 -- sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot overlooking Hallam Lake in Aspen's West ...
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Aspen trunk rot is the most common stem decay of aspen in North America. It is especially common in the Rocky Mountains and in Colorado. Aspen trunk rot prevalence varies with age and soil conditions. [3] In regions where aspen grow quickly and mature early, decay also advances rapidly and early in the tree's life. [8]