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Populus tremuloides |
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Quaking Aspen |
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A slender tree, with a long trunk and a narrow,
rounded crown at maturity. |
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40-50 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet |
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Flowers are similar to
P. deltoides. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple, thin, 1˝-3
inches long, roundish with a broadly
wedge-shaped to truncate base, finely and
bluntly toothed and a long, slender petiole,
flattened near the base, trembling with the
slightest breeze. |
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Fall color is yellow. |
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Bark is smooth, greenish-white on a young tree,
becoming dark brown, furrowed, with numerous
warty spots. |
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