Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) is a fast-growing flowering 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, 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