Populus tremula
Aspen · also Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen
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Populus tremula, also known as European Aspen, is a deciduous tree native to cool temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It features a darker trunk and more serrate leaves compared to Quaking Aspen. Its wood is utilized for lumber and paper pulp, and it provides value to birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 9,5121.8%—3.5 in
- 9,3221.9%13 yr5.9 in
- 2,0092.7%—9.8 in
- 1,7410.15%—3.8 in
- 5380.19%29 yr16 in
- 4830.11%42 yr14 in
- 3150.20%5.3 yr2.0 in
- 2210.49%12 yr4.7 in
- 1530.97%11 yr5.5 in
- 870.04%—7.1 in
- 710.02%4.4 yr3.1 in
- 540.23%—9.8 in
- 370.08%32 yr—
- 270.01%—3.0 in
- 150.01%—2.0 in
- 120.01%—3.5 in
- 60.01%—4.7 in
- 30.01%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—11 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 30–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–30 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 6.2 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- South Siberian forest steppe
Other Populus in the catalogue
28 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
