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Populus tremula
Common or Eurasian Aspen
| Family |
| Salicaceae |
| Genus |
| Populus |
| Species |
| tremula |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 10-25 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| ID Characteristic |
| P. tremula can be distinguished from the closely related North American P. tremuloides by the leaves being more coarsely toothed. |
| Habitat |
| Cool temperate regions of Europe and Asia. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is pale greenish-grey and smooth on young trees with dark grey diamond-shaped lenticels, becoming dark grey and fissured on older trees. |
| Leaf Description |
| The adult leaves, produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly wider than long, 2?8 cm diameter, with a coarsely toothed margin and a laterally flattened petiole 4?8 cm long. The flat petiole allows them to tremble in even slight |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; they are dioecious, with male and female catkins on different trees. The male catkins are patterned green and brown, 5?10 cm long when shedding pollen; the |
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