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: 15 Gallon 8-10'
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: Online

$647.00


  • Size: 25 Gallon 10-12'
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: Online

$1,214.00


  • Size: 35 Gallon 8-10'
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: Online

$1,649.00

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.