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Beginner
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12m
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15m
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20-50 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Populus tremula
Other names: Aspen, Quaking aspen , Trembling tree , Asp, Aps, Haps tree
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Genus: Populus
Species: P. tremula - P. tremula is a deciduous tree with green, rounded leaves, bronze-tinted when new, yellow in autumn. Many of its common names refer to the way the leaves are moved in the slightest breeze.
Populus tremula is: Deciduous
Foliage: Bronze-tinted, Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Populus tremula (Aspen) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 12m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Banks and Slopes, Hedging/Screens, Specimen tree
Cultivation: Plant in moist, free-draining soil. This vigorous growing tree is for large gardens and should not be planted near buildings.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The leaves are bronze-red when young, changing to grey-green and then to brilliant yellow in autumn. The aspen is a more delicate, lacy-looking tree than most poplars. The bark is grey-green and smooth; later it develops strange diamond-shaped hollows.
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