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Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
     
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With shimmering leaves, and bright yellow fall color, this is our most popular tree throughout the West. Heart-shaped leaves, which sound like drizzling rain in the wind, accent the smooth silvery-white bark. Grows naturally as a single tree, or in clumps in a wide variety of soil conditions.
 
Growth Rate:  Fast
Maximum Height: 40-60 ft.
Maximum Width: 15 ft.
Zone: 2-6
Type: Native
Flower Color: Catkins
Flower Time: May
   Plant Type:  Deciduous
Growth Habit:  Tree
Water Req.:  Medium-Wet
Light Req.:  Sun, Partial
Soil Req.:  Light-Heavy
Plant Catalog classifications
Water Requirements (H20)
Wet = Saturate, withstands flood
Medium = Moist, requires good drainage
Dry = Drought tolerant, minimal water		 Soil Types
Light = sandy
Medium = loam
Heavy = clay