Description
“Gold Quaking Aspen” ... Iconic Best known as quaking aspen ( trembling aspen, American aspen, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, and popple ) ... Large deciduous trees reaching 20-25 metres ... Glossy green foliage with a dull underside, in autumn they make an explosion of gold ... The trunks are smooth with pale greyish tones and distinct black markings ... A widely occurring species in North America , from Canada to central Mexico ... There are variations within this species , and this is common amongst many species of plants in nature ... The largest living organism on the planet , spreading by root suckering to create giant colonies ( the ortet ) that are effectively one plant ... A single grove in Minnesota is aged over 8000 years ... It’s name comes from the leaves “trembling or quaking” in the slightest breeze.