Learn how to identify the aspen tree in the forest, ... It has nearly 50,000 stems growing out of a single root system, covers 100 acres, and weighs an estimated 13 million pounds.

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.

The World’s Largest Tree Is Ready for Its Close-Up Friends of Pando, a nonprofit, is in the process of creating the largest image ever recorded of this single aspen clone in Utah ...

This forest has an estimated 47,000 aspen trunks over 106 acres but — get this — is only a single “tree.” All the trunks share one root system! They are clones and genetically identical to ...

But in reality, it's all one tree connected by a single root system. In a sense, Pando "redefines trees," says Lance Oditt, ... In mid-summer, the aspen's leaves are pretty much at their largest.

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — Aspen trees are the celebrities of a Colorado fall day. Think about it. People line the roads to take pictures with them. Instagram feeds from all over the state feature ...

Pando — Latin for "I spread" — is the largest known tree on Earth and the heaviest living organism on record. The colony extends over 106 acres (43 hectares) and weighs an estimated 6,500 tons ...

Aspen clones are some of the largest organisms on the planet. A single aspen clone, known as the “Pando” clone, is located in Fishlake National Forest in southern Utah and measures over 100 acres.

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 are particularly vulnerable because they are linked together underground, so carving into one tree can potentially damage multiple trees. Additionally, aspen bark can photosynthesize ...