This species is identifiable by its whitish to grayish bark with dark spots where the branches come out ... It is the most widely distributed tree in the United States. According to the Hardwood ...

the aspen trees should be casting a shadow. But something is wrong in this stand: the treetops are nearly bare, their branches twisting starkly into the blue sky. Sarah Tharp, a wiry biologist for ...

According to the Hardwood Lumber and Veneer Series, aspen is one of our lightest woods with a 12 percent moisture content and a weight of 26 to 27 pounds per cubic foot. It was at one time relegated ...

Aspen form individual patches comprised of numerous stems, termed ramets, each with its own trunk, branches ... (dioecious), unlike the majority of tree species, which support both male and ...

Aspen is invariably the last tree to get its new leaves in spring ... the sun’s energy through photosynthesis in its trunk and branches – a feat which other native trees are incapable of.