The quaking aspen is one of the most recognized and cherished tree species in southern Idaho. These medium-sized deciduous trees are commonly 20 to 80 feet tall, and grow 3 to 18 inches in diameter, ...

They stood defoliated out in the winter weather for months. They suffered in the heavy snow storm of last December and the lingering late season changes. But now, in June, trees are demanding our ...

I was up in the White Mountains this weekend, walking out to my car in the AMC’s Highland Center parking lot after a hike, and there between the buildings and the cars was a gorgeous aspen tree ...

Adding a large tree to your garden can provide a shady spot for relaxing. But this fast-growing variety may cause more harm ...

Popples and aspens are members of the Salicaceae family, which Linnaeus named for their cousin, the willows, that are in the ...

DULUTH — At first it looked as if the invasion had begun: the dreaded onslaught of forest tent caterpillars eating their way across Northland forests, a plague that hasn’t hit hard for 20 years. Up ...

It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

Starting in 2020, a team of scientists from University of California, Berkeley went on a scavenger hunt that lasted for years. Their mission: Bring back live aspen roots from across the country. With ...

An understated characterization of quaking aspen is that it grows in many different plant communities, in many different ways and has adapted to an extremely wide range of environments Quaking aspen ...

Question: What’s the difference between a popple tree and an aspen? I hear the terms used interchangeably. Answer: Popple (or poplar) are common names for aspen trees because their genus is populus, ...