It was a reminder of the phenomenon found to be sweeping Colorado’s favorite tree of fall ... system is also behind aspen’s curious “cloning” process. Mature trees die, and new stems ...

Look beyond Colorado’s shimmering yellow aspen trees for wonderful leaf-peeping this fall. Adam Moore, the supervisory forester at the Colorado State Forest Service’s Alamosa field office ...

DENVER (KDVR) — 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 ...

Aspen trees are described as an important ... A clone may turn color earlier or later in the fall or exhibit a different fall color variation than its neighboring aspen clones, thus providing ...

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Aspen trees are the celebrities of a Colorado fall day. Think about it. People line the roads to take pictures with them. Instagram feeds from all over the state feature ...

Colorado fall colors forecast 2024 ... organizations like Leave No Trace discourage people from carving into aspen trees because the bark serves a similar purpose as skin.

My favorite fall colors to seek out are the hallowed red aspen groves. There’s a good stand up on Buttermilk I like to go wallow in. If I could genetically engineer aspen trees to turn red in ...

Although it was a drier summer compared to the winter, Korb said this past year’s snowfall in combination with late summer and fall storms were enough to keep the aspen trees healthy.

Colorado fall colors forecast 2024 ... diseases or pests entering the tree,” the Leave No Trace website said. Aspen trees are particularly vulnerable because they are linked together underground ...