American aspen
Populus tremuloides
USDA zones1 to 6
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size20 to 50 feet tall10 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
American aspen (Populus tremuloides) is a tree for naturalized plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 1, or down to -60°F (-51°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet soil of most types. Its small, shiny leaves quiver in the slightest breeze on flattened leafstalks. Silvery catkins appear before the leaves, and fall color is bright yellow. It spreads fast by root suckers, so give it room.
Pairs well with Prickly wild rose, Russet buffaloberry, and Rocky mountain juniper.
Native range
Canada to Mexico.