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Populus tremuloides
American aspen (quaking aspen)
- » A host plant to Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Viceroy Butterflies
- » Native to North America and Canada
- » Fast-growing, multi-stemmed tree
- » Brilliant fall color
- » Trees are dioecious
This multi-stemmed Quaking Aspen is perhaps most noted for its beautiful white bark, its deep green, glossy foliage that quakes in the slightest breeze, and its golden fall color. Delicate catkins grace the emerging foliage in early spring.
