![]() ![]() ![]() We do love to listen to the sound of them clattering in the wind.) One has three trunks and the other are singles. This quaking of the leaves produces a soft sound that many consider a hallmark of the Quaking Aspen. Other species of Populus have petioles flattened partially along their length, while the Quaking Aspen’s are flattened from side to side along the entire length of the petiole. The name references the quaking or trembling of the leaves that occurs in even a slight breeze due to the flattened petioles. Aspens seem to thrive in cold, windy conditions.) It has also been a very cold group of winters/springs for the last four years since we planted. ![]() In fact, our garden is at 2370 feet and the aspen are thriving. (Emily Dickinson’s Garden says, Spokane’s elevation is a little over 1,800 feet and higher here North/West of Spokane. In the western United States, this tree rarely survives at elevations lower than 1,500 feet due to the mild winters experienced below that elevation, and is generally found at 5,000-12,000 feet. In the United States, it occurs at low elevations as far south as northern Nebraska and central Indiana. Populus tremuloides, the Quaking Aspen or Trembling Aspen, is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, with the northern limit determined by its intolerance of permafrost. Showed us the wind and which way it blew,īut it was the aspens that gave it voice.įrom the site of The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (EMSWCD)ĭo not plant near underground sewer or water pipes. ![]()
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