Quaking Aspen

Tagged as: Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites

Botanic Name: Populus tremuloides
Common Name:  Quaking Aspen

Updated 12/2012

Summer form	Winter form

Leaf	Bark

Height:  35-50'   Spread:  15-25'  Habit/Form:  Narrow, upright  Growth Rate: Fast  Zone:  2-6

Cultural Requirements:  Full sun; moist to wet sites.

Ornamental Characteristics:  Leaves rustle readily in the wind due to flat petioles; bright yellow fall color; smooth silvery bark.

Uses in the Landscape:  Limited in the Midwest, due to disease problems and the tree's preference for cool summer climates.

Plant tolerant of occasional or temporary flooding

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