Hattie Davidson

Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides

Bark:
Smooth

White

Marked by black scars

Tree:
Leaves:
Somewhat heart shaped

Finely saw-toothed margins

Range
in size from 3-8 cm long

Leaves are attached to branches via

a long and flattened petiole

40-50 feet tall

Spreading canopy
18 inches in diameter

Fruit/Seed
Yields tiny seeds that are
dispersed by the wind on
cottony tufts in late spring
Produces long, silvery catkins
typically in April and May

Habitat:

Most soils in openings or along

edges of pine and spruce/fir
forests
Grows well in acidic, loamy,
moist, sandy, well-drained and
clay soils
From New England through
Canada, into Alaska and south
into California, Arizona and New
Mexico
Prefer moist soil, but can grow
near intermittent springs in desert
receive less then 7 inches of
annual precipitation
Only absolute requirement is lots
of sunlightFull sun and partial
shade are best for this tree
Prefers a minimum of 4 hours of
direct, unfiltered sunlight each
day

Sites:

Niche:
Used to make products such
as: toys, tongue depressors,
popsicle sticks, clothes pins,
crates and paper pulp
One of the first trees to

spring up after a forest fire

Leaves are eaten by

snowshoe hare, deer and elk

Grouse depend on the buds
for winter food
Host to a myriad of birds and
butterflies.

Quaking Aspen National Park Service Web. 11/19/15 <http://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/nature/quakingaspen.htm>

Quaking Aspen Arbor Day Foundation Web. 11/19/15 https://www.arborday.org/Trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=780>