Aspen trees are a favorite of the American beaver for food and building material. The leaves and bark are highly nutritious and are quite desirable in any potential beaver habitat.

As you drive on Independence Pass, you may notice vibrant yellows, oranges and reds scattered among the trees. It is officially autumn in Aspen, and leaf-peeping season is here. According to the ...

“If you look at the annual activity for the trees, there’s a minimal amount of photosynthesis in the bark of aspen trees. The thin bark allows them to photosynthesize, or make sugar.” As the process ...

The aspen tree leaves and decomposers that recycle them help to make the forests healthier for all who live there. Lara Carlson is the Senior Programs Director at Walking Mountains. Lara can often be ...

In the Eagle River watershed, aspen trees are the only deciduous or annual leaf-dropping trees we see on the hillsides. In one acre of an aspen forest, the trees can produce more than one ton of dry ...

Aspen trees show brilliant color near South Fork. ... Infested leaves are shed, and though the tree can take some defoliation like this, extreme cases can make it susceptible to other problems.

Aspen trees provide cover for seedlings of pine, fir and spruce as they grow. As the seedlings grow and become larger, ... There are many leaf spot diseases that affect aspen.

We live in a neighborhood just north of F½ and 25 roads with several older aspen trees (15–18 years old) in the neighborhood. We have a large, full aspen tree that has lots of brown leaves on ...

As the first few leaves begin to turn from green to gold, you may notice a number of aspen trees have black spots on their leaves. Though there can be several reasons for these spots, it is most ...

Morning dew remains on Aspen leaves along Highway 67 west of Divide Colorado Sunday, October 2, 2011. ... Why anyone would carve an aspen tree, “I have no idea,” West says.

Many aspen or poplar trees in the Northland, like these in Grand Rapids, sprouted few leaves this summer after producing a bountiful crop of fluffy white seed.

To carve an aspen tree — to take a blade to the trunk for the sake of your initials, ... Aspen leaves glow in the sun near the Grottos on the Roaring Fork River near Aspen on Sept. 19, 2017.