Aspen trees tend to have rough bark that ranges in color: greenish or yellowish, grey, white, or a mix. These trees are medium-sized, growing between 20 and 80 feet tall.

Have you ever paused beneath a towering oak or maple and wondered if that rough, gnarled bark is hiding secrets? What if I ...

Aspen is home to about 12,000 trees, the majority of which are native trees: aspen 24%, narrowleaf cottonwood 27%, and spruce 17%. “At 8,000 feet, we are limited to what we can grow,” he said. “There ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only ...

Avoid placing quaking aspens close to structural elements, or the roots might upend them and give them ample room to grow, as ...

To carve an aspen tree — to take a blade to the trunk for the sake of your initials, for example — is to do harm. Harm to a being with a life expectancy much like our own: 100 years, if we ...

Nonetheless, city officials say Aspen may have too many of these leafy giants. “I like to call it our ‘best worst tree,’” said Aspen’s city forester, David Coon.

Aspen trees don’t have the same amount of salicylates as, for example, white willow, but the chemical is still present. Though used for hundreds of years, ...

DENVER — Considering how quickly fires can turn forests to ash, it may come as a surprise that the U.S. Forest Service says fire is necessary for aspen trees to thrive.Of all the various ...

Aspen trees can thrive in a variety of conditions including sandy soil, gravel, dry grasslands and elevations from 6,500 feet to 11,500 feet. But one thing they cannot go without is abundant sunshine.

Aspen tree. As the weather cools down, the tall Aspen turns into a brilliant gold. These trees are Colorado's favorite, and their genetics determine the color change due to a reproduction process ...