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Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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37.3665, -118.398

Field Notes

Habitat:

These trees were surrounding a mountain stream at 7,500 ft.

Notes:

Quaking Aspens grow in dense stands with a common root system. They have the classic “eye” on the papery bark of the trunks. The leaves shimmer in the wind hence the name.

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