The heartwood of quaking aspen was once considered to be worthless by loggers. The tree even had the nickname "weed tree" in some parts of the mountains. But the modern lumbering industry now sees qua ...

Ask the Master Naturalist: By any name — aspen or popple — these trees thrive in Minnesota In Minnesota we have two native aspens — quaking aspen (populus tremuloides) and bigtooth aspen ...

Quaking aspen, the most widely distributed tree in the northern hemisphere, ... Most of the forests were clear-cut in the 1870s to supply wood to the miners of the Comstock Lode.

This week, we introduce the quaking aspen or populus tremuloides. The quaking aspen, also known as the trembling aspen, is adaptable to a variety of soils, ranging from moist loamy sands and clay, but ...

Aspen trees generally have shallow roots, growing above where sprinkler lines usually are buried and the wood of the tree is somewhat soft, that is, it's just not that strong of a tree.

I’m pretty sure this was a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) or as many of us New ... “No winter halt in below-ground wood growth of four angiosperm deciduous tree species” Nature ...

What changes colors, shakes, and covers five million acres of Colorado? Quaking aspen trees. KDVR-TV Denver. 5 things you didn’t know about Colorado’s aspen trees. Story by Brooke Williams ...

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Quaking Aspen. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin, Northern Indiana, and the Upper ...

“I do not want to be the big looking glass of civilization but just the small pocket mirror of everyday life.” Peter Altenberg Grandpa called them “popple” and cut them down for firewood ...

A hotel under construction in downtown Denver and whose exterior is inspired by Colorado’s quaking aspen trees will feature interior designs and furnishings that pay homage to the outdoors and ...