Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides · Tree
Quaking Aspen is a fast-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 1-6, that matures to about 20–50 ft × 10–30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect blue and silver blooms in spring. It attracts small mammals and songbirds and stands up well to wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 1-6
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–50 ft × 10–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Blue, Silver
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Wet soil
- Native to
- Canada to Mexico
Will it survive your winters?
We score Quaking Aspen’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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