Quaking Aspen

Botanical Name: Populus tremuloides

Mature Size: 40-50 feet tall, 20-30 feet wide

Native Area: United States

Features:

  • Fall color
  • Attractive to birds & pollinators
  • Clay tolerant

Named for its “quaking” leaves that rustle in the wind, the Quaking Aspen is the most widely distributed tree species in North America.

Grows in a variety of soil conditions with full sun to partial shade.