Populus Tremuloides Aspen

Populus Tremuloides Aspen, known as Quaking Aspen, has a softly oval growth habit with a narrow rounded crown. Aspen showcases rounded, finely-toothed, shiny, dark green leaves that turn brilliant golden-yellow in fall. In mid-spring, tiny male or female flowers appear on their respective male or female trees. The female blossoms give way to small drooping fruit clusters. The Quaking Aspen tree's bark is smooth and greenish white which later becomes furrowed with diamond-shaped black lenticels that give its distinctive look. This Aspen prefers full sun and rich, humusy, fertile, consistently moist, well-drained soil, but adapts to many soil conditions. It is ideally suited for prairies and meadows.