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 ...

A single aspen clone often covers less than an acre, but sometimes more—even much more. Sometimes a tree is its own forest. In south-central Utah, up near 9,000 feet on the Colorado Plateau ...

This wound leaves open the possibility of diseases or pests entering the tree,” the Leave No Trace website said. Aspen trees are particularly vulnerable because they are linked together ...

While aspen are susceptible to threats like heat and insects, they are hearty in other ways. They are sun-loving trees that can thrive even when human activity like logging disrupts other tree ...

Aspens are one of Scotland's rarest and most important trees An initiative to save one of Scotland's most endangered species of tree has been launched in the Cairngorms National Park. Aspen ...

Here’s how it works. Why it's incredible: Pando looks like a forest, but it's actually one giant tree. Pando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically ...

However, aspen also has the ability to send up new young shoots, or suckers, off the root system of an established tree, sometimes up to 30 metres away, if the tree is large.

Inspired by the dark “eyes” of the aspen tree — scars left behind on the trunks after the trees drop lower limbs that aren’t getting enough sunlight — the distinctive window designs in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado-based company is installing a new art exhibit on the 16th Street Mall to make it look like a canopy of aspen trees is growing across the strip. On Monday, the Denver ...

Populus, a new eco-friendly hotel in downtown Denver, doesn't just invite guests to stay in a hotel designed to resemble an aspen tree. The creators of the striking 13-story tower, which opened ...