The aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) is the most widely distributed tree species in North America, ranging from Alaska to Newfoundland and down the Rocky Mountains to Mexico.Utah and Colorado, in ...

Invasive tree roots can cause serious problems, especially if you have certain types of water line pipes that are susceptible to their aggressiveness. House Digest Story by Nick Polishchuk ...

Science What Conservation Coalitions Have Learned from an Aspen Tree A “rag-tag” group of stakeholders garnered protections this year for a vast aspen grove on Colorado’s Kebler Pass.

Aspen regrows quickly from suckers, or shoots, from existing aspen roots. It’s one reason aspen is such a favored wood of loggers — no replanting is necessary, as the aspen trees quickly ...

When the roots are disturbed and there is lots of sunlight, new trees sprout with as many as 1 million sprouts per acre. Aspen wood is lightweight and fairly weak and bendable.

Life World's largest tree is also among the oldest living organisms. DNA analysis suggests Pando, a quaking aspen in Utah with thousands of stems connected by their roots, is between 16,000 and ...

Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state's forests, so Coloradans can expect to see plenty of those colors as fall foliage peaks this season.