Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
 
 

A slender tree, with a long trunk and a narrow, rounded crown at maturity.
40-50 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet
Flowers are similar to P. deltoides.
 
Leaves are alternate, simple, thin, 1˝-3 inches long, roundish with a broadly wedge-shaped to truncate base, finely and bluntly toothed and a long, slender petiole, flattened near the base, trembling with the slightest breeze.
Fall color is yellow.
 
Bark is smooth, greenish-white on a young tree, becoming dark brown, furrowed, with numerous warty spots.
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 
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