Populus tremuloides

American aspen (quaking aspen)

  • A host plant to Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Viceroy Butterflies
  • Native to North America and Canada
  • Fast-growing, multi-stemmed tree
  • Brilliant fall color
  • Trees are dioecious

Purchase options for American aspen (quaking aspen)

  • Size: 7 Gallon 4-5'
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: Online

$194.00

Success Starts With Soil

This multi-stemmed Quaking Aspen is perhaps most noted for its beautiful white bark, its deep green, glossy foliage that quakes in the slightest breeze, and its golden fall color. Delicate catkins grace the emerging foliage in early spring.

Attributes
• Fall Color
• Native
• Specimen
Foliage Color
• Green
Maintenance and Care
• Cold Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Songbirds
• Supports Bees
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun
Habit
• Upright
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Populus tremuloides

Best grown in rich, humusy, consistently moist, well-drained soils in full sun.