Trembling Aspen, Quaking Aspen

Trembling Aspen, Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

A fast-growing native poplar suited to large open landscapes, shelterbelts, and riparian plantings.

  • Narrow rounded crown, with ascending branches becoming wider with maturity
  • Bark colour is a beautiful silvery-white
  • Nearly round glossy dark green summer leaves
  • Fall leaves are a bright yellow
  • Leaves 'tremble' in the slightest breeze, due to flat leaf stems
  • Commonly used for specimen, naturalizing
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet, Average
Hardiness Zone
1 – 1
Mature Height (meters)
10.0 – 15.0
Mature Spread (meters)
5.0 – 7.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Mounding
Attracts Birds
✓
Ontario Native
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent, Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Prefers humusy, consistently moist, well drained soils in full sun, and tolerates a wide variety of conditions.

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