Woods - peculiar forests.
Trembling aspen
Trembling aspen, (populus tremuloides)
location unknown
photographer unknown
Weird Facts
Aspen easily regenerates vegetatively by shoots and suckers from its long lateral roots. Root sprouting results in genetically identical trees, called a "clone". All the trees in a clone have identical genetics, characteristics and share a root structure.
With very little breeze, aspen leaves tremble almost constantly, and audibly.
Aspen is often the first tree to colonize a fire burned forest. The fire can kill the aspen tree, but not the root system, which quickly sprouts. Up to 100,000 suckers can sprout and grow on a single acre after a fire.
Trembling aspen
Trembling aspen, (populus tremuloides)
location unknown
photographer unknown
Weird Facts
Aspen easily regenerates vegetatively by shoots and suckers from its long lateral roots. Root sprouting results in genetically identical trees, called a "clone". All the trees in a clone have identical genetics, characteristics and share a root structure.
With very little breeze, aspen leaves tremble almost constantly, and audibly.
Aspen is often the first tree to colonize a fire burned forest. The fire can kill the aspen tree, but not the root system, which quickly sprouts. Up to 100,000 suckers can sprout and grow on a single acre after a fire.
