Dominant in interior Alaska, Zone 1 is deemed inhospitable for most trees. Its bone-chilling temperatures can plunge to -60 degrees Fahrenheit, while the icy winds cause branch die-back.

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 ...

Eventually, the aspen trees that are out-competed grow more slowly, whereas those reaching the sunlight grow faster. Then, the slow-growing aspen will eventually die out under natural conditions, ...

Aspens like to grow in burned areas. Aspen trees can thrive in a variety of conditions including sandy soil, gravel, dry grasslands and elevations from 6,500 feet to 11,500 feet.

These saplings are often aspen suckers growing from the still-alive roots of the cut aspen trees. It’s one reason aspen is such a favored wood of loggers — no replanting is necessary, as the ...

After a fire, as many as 50,000 to 100,000 suckers, or aspen shoots that grow from the root system, can sprout and grow on one acre, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The new sprout is a clone of the original tree, and many cloned aspen trees can grow from the same root system. Aspen clones are some of the largest organisms on the planet.

Prior research has shown that Pando aspen trees grow to an extraordinary size—but not in a way that is readily apparent. Instead of growing tall or circumferentially large, the tree sends out ...