When I think of a "cheery" tree, I think of quaking aspens. Why cheery you might ask? While there are no leaves this time of year, find one in the spring and shake a branch… the leaves tremble ...

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.

If you journey to Fishlake National Forest in Utah, you'll be surrounded by a high-elevation behemoth. It's one of the largest life forms on the planet: a quaking aspen so colossal it has a name ...

P ando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically identical stems, or tree trunks, connected to a vast underground root system.Each stem is a clone of the one ...

Scientists and volunteers joined forces to weed and tag quaking aspen trees. Their research on the impacts of drought could guide restoration efforts.

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.

Turns out, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is actually the most widely distributed tree species in North America. It’s native to all but a few of the 49 continental states, the exceptions ...

Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around 47,000 stems connected by a root system that sprawls about 43 hectares in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest.

In northern Yellowstone National Park, saplings of quaking aspen, an ecologically important tree in the American West, are being broken by a historically large bison herd, affecting the comeback ...

The quaking aspen tree, Populus tremuloides, is perhaps the most iconic tree on the Colorado Plateau. Thousands of visitors visit Flagstaff each fall to admire the golden-leaved aspens on the ...