Bigtooth Aspen Scientific Name: Populus grandidentata
Description: A tree similar in character to the foregoing species, commonly reaching a height of 30-40' and sometimes 80', with a trunk diameter of over 20". The bark resembles that of the American Aspen but is commonly a trifle more buffish in tone; the younger twigs tan brown, the older greenish gray.
Habitat: Common on the borders of streams and on hillsides in rich or poor soil.
Range: Quebec west to Iowa, south to Pennsylvania and west to Tennessee and Illinois.
Type: Tree Source:Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs by F. Schuyler Mathews
Photograph: Bill Cook, Michigan State University from www.forestryimages.org. |
