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Pando is possibly the oldest, heaviest living thing on Earth. These things are difficult to determine; it’s definitely one of both. It lives in Fishlake National Forest, and is a quaking aspen. Sort ...

A treasure trove of gold In October, the quaking aspen groves in June Lake, California, glow with vivid hues of yellow — and nothing sets off these colors like a crisp, clear autumn day. While there ...

SALT LAKE CITY — SB41, a bill that would change the state tree from the Colorado blue spruce to the Quaking Aspen, passed in the Senate on Monday, Feb. 11, 2014. Fourth graders, their teachers and ...

The sight of the leaves is breathtaking, and so is the knowledge that in a stand of aspens you are walking through a single individual connected underground Fall is arguably the finest season in ...

Quaking aspen groves in the American West have been on the decline since the beginning of serious settlement and exploitation, but recent studies of California aspen by Penn State geographers suggest ...

It is the season of envy in Colorado. The all-too-brief time of year when we admire our forests in their finest states — awash in gold. It is, of course, aspen putting on the dazzling displays. This ...

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 ...

From Horse Park Ranch, on the west side of the Ruby Mountains, Dark Canyon Trail threads its way through the allegedly largest stand of quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, in North America. On my way ...

Q: I want to plant three quaking aspen trees on each side of my rather long, asphalt driveway. I was doing some reading about them and learned that they have a very vigorous root system and can travel ...

Fall is arguably the finest season in Colorado. The air turns clear and crisp, balmy days contrast with chilly evenings and fall colors sweep through the mountains. In the foothills, smooth sumac ...