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Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Also called Quaking Aspen

Narrow rounded crown, with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves turn bright yellow in fall
Leaves 'tremble' in the slightest breeze, due to flat leaf stems
Dioecious: trees are either male or female, flowering before the leaves appear
Male flowers are reddish, female flowers are yellow, ripening in early spring
They also multiply by suckering, often producing stands of a single sex

ZONE:
1

COLOUR:
Brown, Green

HEIGHT:
10-15 m

SPREAD:
5-7 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers humusy, consistently moist, well drained soils in full sun, and tolerates a wide variety of conditions.

Additional Notes about Trembling Aspen:

Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Partial Sun/Shade

Fast

Native to Ontario

Native to Ontario

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Moist to Wet Soils

ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
Decorative Winter Bark

FLOWERING TIME:
Spring

HABIT:
Rounded
Upright

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green (dark)
Yellow

LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen
Naturalizing