Learn how to identify the aspen tree in the forest, as well as facts about the tree's habitat, range, silviculture, and management.

Black bears leave scratch marks with their sharp claws when they climb the trees to hide from incoming hikers. And of course, beavers take down entire tree trunks, leaving merely a stump where a large ...

The heartwood of quaking aspen was once considered to be worthless by loggers. The tree even had the nickname "weed tree" in some parts of the mountains. But the modern lumbering industry now sees qua ...

Here are some facts to appreciate about aspens this leaf-peeping season. Carving into aspen tree bark is like cutting skin Aspen bark is thin like paper and can be easily stripped or carved.

Aspen aren't the only trees in trouble in the Rockies. The needles of many spruce and pine trees in Colorado are tinged with red, a sign of bark beetle infestation. The outbreak began in 1996 and ...

Aspen hoverfly are thought to only live in the Highlands and lay eggs in decaying trees at just 13 locations. A new habitat is being created at the Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore.

Trees for Life said Aspen was an essential part of the ancient Caledonian forest, which once covered most of the Scottish Highlands. They said it provides a number of biodiversity benefits, beings ...

However, Populus tremula, as aspen is known in scientific terms, is an important species in our native forests, albeit one ...

Aspen trees can thrive in a variety of conditions including sandy soil, gravel, dry grasslands and elevations from 6,500 feet to 11,500 feet. But one thing they cannot go without is abundant sunshine.