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.The leaves are circular or ...

This is our celebrated tree of fall, the quaking aspen so named for those leaves that flicker in the breeze, twinkle in the sun and stir our souls. Maybe you didn't know that about the name.

Aspen trees are found mainly in Northeastern United States, the Lake States, northward into Canada, and in the Rockies from New Mexico north into Alberta. In fact, ...

This enables the tree to absorb a small amount of the sun’s energy through photosynthesis in its trunk and branches – a feat which other native trees are incapable of.

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.