Aspen trees tend to have rough bark that ranges in color: greenish or yellowish, grey, white, or a mix. These trees are medium-sized, growing between 20 and 80 feet tall.

Permits must be attached to the tree prior to cutting and must be left on the tree until it arrives at its destination. Keep in mind, that cut trees are for personal use only and may not be resold.

Aspen’s goal is to maintain 30% canopy coverage from trees over Aspen, and it measured at 35.7% during the last measurement. The city uses satellite imagery and liDAR to map the trees. An aspen tree ...

Use leaves, bark, and habitat to identify a cottonwood tree, and learn more about cottonwood's characteristics and locations.

Of all the various environments that aspen trees can thrive in, including sandy soil, gravel, dry grasslands, and elevations from 6,500 feet to 11,500 feet, the U.S. Forest Service said fire is ...

Each of the trees (known officially as stems) are clones of the original tree—all connected by a single root. One such Pando aspen, residing in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, occupies ...

DENVER — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive.Of all the various ...

Try standing in an Aspen grove on a windy day, put your camera in the slow-motion video mode, and film as the trees shake their leaves loose. If you’re lucky, Davenport said, one will fall right ...

And because the trees are so widespread, many communities could be affected by losing aspen. “It touches so many Native nations,” said Cruz, who is a Nahua, Chatino and Zacateco descendant.

Garaffa said there is something unique and special about Aspen trees in particular. “They reflect light in a way that no other tree can do,” She said.

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Quaking Aspen. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin, Northern Indiana, and the Upper ...