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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]
They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15–30 m (50–100 ft) tall. 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
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. A male clonal organism , Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are not, because those stems are connected by a ...
The World Trade Center’s Islamic design influences were largely overshadowed, however, by the sheer immensity of the towers. In fact, thanks to their scale, most New Yorkers hated the buildings ...
Departing from Boston's Logan International Airport, American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 a.m. ET. United Airlines Flight 175, also departing ...
The new World Trade Center’s crown jewel was to be the “Freedom Tower,” a name given to it by Pataki and which then-developer Donald Trump said made it “Terrorist target No. 1 with a bull ...
One World Trade Center (WTC 1), the "North Tower", was, at 1,368 ft (417 m), six feet taller than Two World Trade Center (WTC 2), the "South Tower", which was 1,362 ft (415 m) tall. Numerous closely spaced perimeter columns provided much of the structural strength, along with gravity load shared with the steel box columns of the core. [23]
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.