This starter kit includes:

5"-14" Quaking Aspen Bare-Root Seedling
Root Watering Ring
Tree Tube (60") and White Oak Stake (60")

Aspens are often at the forefront of the nation’s most spectacular ‘post card views’ across forests and recreational areas. Known for their ability to form expansive groves, the quaking aspen is a true symbol of the North American wilderness. This fast-growing tree boasts the widest natural range of any tree in North America, spanning 47 degrees of latitude (equal to half the distance from the equator to the North Pole), 110 degrees of longitude (nine time zones) and elevations from sea level to timberline. It is not a tree for all places but planted in the right location, the quaking aspen is a delight of color, movement, and sound.

Provides stunning golden-yellow fall color
Features striking, iconic white bark
Center of biodiversity - loved by birds, deer, elk, moose, and beavers
Is fast-growing

Shape – Oval

Growth Speed – Fast

Scientific Name – Populus tremuloides

Mature Height – 40' - 50'

Mature Spread – 20' - 30'

Sun Preference – Full Sun

Soil Preference – Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained

Wildlife Value – The leaves of the quaking aspen are eaten by snowshoe hare, deer and elk. Fallen leaves are avidly taken by deer in fall and early winter. It is an important food supply and building material for beavers. Grouse depend on the buds for winter food. The tree is also a host to a myriad of birds and butterflies.

Pollinator Value – Supports 360 species of butterflies and moths, according to the NWF Native Plant Finder.

Supports the following at-risk local pollinators:

Dreamy Duskywing Butterfly
Compton tortoiseshell Butterfly
Twin-spotted Sphinx Moth
Great Ash Sphinx Moth
Clemens' Sphinx Moth
W-marked Miner Bee

(Details and photos from arborday.org. Pollinator information from nativeplantfinder.nwf.org and pollinatehv.org.)

Sustainable Warwick Pollinator Pathway Native Tree and Shrub Fundraiser

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