aspen
Populus tremula
USDA zones1 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 70 feet tall10 to 30 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Gray-green
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Aspen (Populus tremula) is a tree for naturalized areas, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 1, or down to -60°F (-51°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 30 to 70 feet tall and spreads 10 to 30 feet wide. Birds visit it, and the leaves turn color in fall.
Pairs well with Rocky mountain juniper, Prickly wild rose, and Graceful Grasses Curly Wurly lamp rush.
Native range
Northwestern Europe to northern Africa and Siberia.