Populus tremuloides
Common name: Quaking Aspen
Quaking Aspen is native to the Chicago area. Displays yellow fall color, cream-colored bark, and trembling leaves. Best placed in full sun in a naturalized setting. Grows very fast and suckers vigorously. CAUTION!! One plant will get you 10 plants in 2 years and 40 plants in 4 years! Also, deer (bucks) like to rub their antlers on the trunks. Quaking Aspen is one of the few trees in our nursery that the bucks bother.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Tree
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Full Sun
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Harsh Exposure Tolerant, Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Prairie Grasslands, Sandy Soils
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Single trunk, Colonizing / Spreading
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Yellowish Catkin
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 30 Feet
- Mature width
- 15 Feet
- Max height
- 45 Feet
- Max width
- 30 Feet
Additional information
Butterfly host plant Soil Stabilizer Loved by birds