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Quaking aspen

Populus tremuloides

Zone 3 · Upland Zone
Size
Height: 40 to 50 ft Width: 20 to 30 ft
Bloom Color
Non-showy
Wetland Indicator Status
FACU Facultative upland — usually occurs in non-wetlands
Salinity Tolerance
Moderate soil salt and salt spray tolerance

Notes

Prefers moist, well-drained soils; sun (preferred) to part shade

Wildlife Value

Attracts songbirds and small mammals; larval host plant for vicerory and eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies