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Quaking Aspen

Hardiness Zones: 1 - 7

Average shipping height: 2' - 3'

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Reg. Price $16.99
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This fast-growing tree boasts the widest natural range of any tree in North America, spanning 47 degrees of latitude (equal to half the distance from the equator to the North Pole), 110 degrees of longitude (nine time zones) and elevations from sea level to timberline. It is not a tree for all places. But planted in the right location, the quaking aspen is a delight of color, movement, and sound.

Provides stunning golden-yellow fall color
Features striking, iconic white bark
Grows very quickly
Will be delivered at a height of 2'–3'

Your Tree’s Personality

Shape

Oval

Growth Speed

Fast

Scientific Name

Populus tremuloides

Mature Height

40' - 50'

Mature Spread

20' - 30'

Shipping Height

2' - 3'

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

The leaves of the quaking aspen are eaten by snowshoe hare, deer and elk. Fallen leaves are avidly taken by deer in fall and early winter. It is an important food supply and building material for beavers. Grouse depend on the buds for winter food. The tree is also a host to a myriad of birds and butterflies.

History/Lore

The slightest breeze will cause the leaves of this tree to tremble, or "quake," thus the name. The Onondagas are said to have called quaking aspen "nut-kie-e," meaning "noisy leaf." Unaided, this humble but sturdy little tree has restored many of the forests that man has destroyed and, when cultivated, has replenished many harvested forests within 50 years.

Aspen holds the title of largest living organism. The reason is that aspens grow in stands (called clones) and reproduce primarily by sending up sprouts from their roots. This means that virtually all the trees in a clone are connected. In Utah, where it serves as the state tree, one clone was observed to have 47,000 stems. It's estimated that this interlinked organism weighs 6,000 tons. And how about age records? While individual aspen trees live a vigorous 100–150 years, a clone in Minnesota has been estimated to be 8,000 years old, making it one of the oldest living things on earth.

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