Populus tremuloides

Populus tremuloides is a <a href="/facts/Deciduous/7jQHVtdd">deciduous</a> tree native to cooler areas of <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>, one of several species referred to by the common name <a href="/facts/Aspen/jHmCqNtR">aspen</a>. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, and popple, as well as others. The trees have tall trunks, up to 25 metres (82 feet) tall, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy green leaves, dull beneath, become golden to yellow, rarely red, in autumn. The species often propagates through its roots to form large clonal groves originating from a shared root system. These roots are not <a href="/facts/Rhizome/wWDKJrSf">rhizomes</a>, as new growth develops from <a href="/facts/Adventitious_bud/QG8xICDa">adventitious buds</a> on the parent root system (the <a href="/facts/Ortet/RjjcIGWp">ortet</a>).
Populus tremuloides is the most widely distributed tree in North America, being found from Canada to central Mexico. It is the defining species of the <a href="/facts/Aspen_parkland/vHwwo7by">aspen parkland</a> <a href="/facts/Biome/cl4X36GB">biome</a> in the <a href="/facts/Prairie_Provinces/RLsC6Cn2">Prairie Provinces</a> of Canada and extreme northwest <a href="/facts/Minnesota/ncgVuC4Q">Minnesota</a>.

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Populus tremuloides