Quaking Aspen

Mature Height: Up to around 65.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 32 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Blue

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Quaking Aspen: Acleris emargana, Acleris fuscana, Acleris hastiana, Acleris hudsoniana, Acleris implexana, Acleris maccana, Acleris maximana, Acleris nigrolinea, Acleris robinsoniana, Acleris senescens, Acossus centerensis, Acronicta americana, Acronicta auricoma, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta grisea, Acronicta impressa, Acronicta innotata, Acronicta leporina, Acronicta lepusculina, Acronicta noctivaga, Acronicta quadrata, Acronicta rubricoma, Actias luna luna, Agonopterix argillacea, Agonopterix canadensis, Alsophila pometaria, Amorbia humerosana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis innocuella, Anacampsis niveopulvella, Anagoga occiduaria, Anathix puta, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Ancylis discigerana, Andropolia contacta, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Aphelia alleniana, Apotomis capreana, Apotomis deceptana, Apotomis dextrana, Apotomis infida, Archiearis infans, Archips argyrospila, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips cerasivorana, Archips fervidana, Archips mortuana, Archips purpurana, Argyrotaenia mariana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Autographa ampla, Automeris io io, Biston betularia cognataria, Brachylomia algens, Brachylomia populi, Cabera borealis, Cabera variolaria, Caloptilia populiella, Caloptilia stigmatella, Campaea perlata, Catocala amatrix, Catocala briseis, Catocala concumbens, Catocala relicta, Catocala unijuga, Cerura scitiscripta, Cerura scitiscripta canadensis, Chionodes terminimaculella, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Choristoneura zapulata, Clepsis persicana, Clostera albosigma, Clostera apicalis, Clostera brucei, Clostera inclusa, Clostera strigosa, Coleophora pruniella, Colocasia propinquilinea, Coloradia pandora pandora, Crocigrapha normani, Cucullia intermedia, Cucullia lucifuga, Cydia populana, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans vagans, Datana ministra, Diachrysia balluca, Dichomeris ligulella, Drepana bilineata, Dysstroma citrata, Ectoedemia populella, Ectropis crepuscularia, Egira dolosa, Elpiste lorquinaria, Enargia decolor, Enargia infumata, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Epinotia criddleana, Epinotia cruciana, Epinotia lomonana, Epinotia nisella, Epinotia solandriana, Epinotia solicitana, Epirranthis substriataria, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Erannis tiliaria, Erannis tiliaria vancouverensis, Erynnis icelus, Erynnis persius, Euchlaena irraria, Euchlaena tigrinaria, Euchlaena tigrinaria sirenaria, Eulithis flavibrunneata, Eulithis testata, Eulithis xylina, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Eupsilia sidus, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eurois astricta, Eurois occulta, Eutrapela clemataria, Exaeretia ciniflonella, Filatima pravinominella, Furcula cinerea, Furcula modesta, Furcula scolopendrina, Furcula scolopendrina aquilonaris, Gelechia versutella, Glena cribrataria, Gluphisia avimacula, Gluphisia lintneri, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gluphisia severa, Gypsonoma adjuncta, Gypsonoma fasciolana, Gypsonoma substitutionis, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa confusa, Haploa lecontei, Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina, Hemileuca maia maia, Hemileuca nevadensis, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Heterocampa guttivitta, Heterocampa lunata, Homoglaea carbonaria, Homoglaea dives, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydria undulata, Hydriomena furcata, Hydriomena perfracta, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena scabra, Hyphantria cunae, Ipimorpha pleonectusa, Iridopsis emasculata, Iridopsis larvaria, Korscheltellus gracilis, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Leucobrephos brephoides, Leucoma salicis, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Limenitis lorquini, Limenitis weidemeyerii, Litholomia napaea, Lithomoia solidaginis, Lithophane amanda, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane innominata, Lithophane laticinerea, Lithophane petulca, Lithophane semiusta, Lithophane unimoda, Lithophane vivida, Lobophora magnoliatoidata, Lobophora montanata, Lobophora nivigerata, Lobophora simsata, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Lyonetia saliciella, Macaria anataria, Macaria brunneata, Macaria exauspicata, Macaria loricaria julia, Macaria occiduaria, Macaria pustularia, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica "aspen populations", Malacosoma californica "central population", Malacosoma californica lutescens, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma californica recenseo, Malacosoma californicum, Malacosoma disstria, Megalopyge crispata, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia imitata, Meroptera abditiva, Meroptera pravella, Metanema determinata, Metanema inatomaria, Metarranthis duaria, Nacophora quernaria, Nadata gibbosa, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nephopterix basilaris, Nites betulella, Notodonta scitipennis, Notodonta simplaria, Nycteola cinereana, Nymphalis antiopa, Nymphalis vau-album, Odontosia elegans, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes cespitana, Olethreutes deprecatorius, Olethreutes fasciatana, Olethreutes glaciana, Oligocentria semirufescens, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua nova, Orgyia definita, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma intermedia, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia rubescens, Orthotaenia undulana, Pachysphinx modesta, Pachysphinx occidentalis occidentalis, Paleacrita vernata, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis lamprosana, Pandemis limitata, Paonias excaecata, Papestra cristifera, Papestra quadrata, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus australis, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio rutulus, Paranthrene tabaniformis, Pero morrisonaria, Pheosia portlandia, Pheosia rimosa, Phigalia titea, Phobetron pithecium, Phyllocnistis populiella, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter apparella, Phyllonorycter ontario, Phyllonorycter populiella, Phyllonorycter salicifoliella, Phyllonorycter tremuloidella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Plagodis serinaria, Platarctia parthenos, Plemyria georgii, Pococera aplastella, Pococera asperatella, Pococera militella, Polia nebulosa, Polygonia faunus, Polygonia inerrogationis, Polygonia oreas, Prionoxystus robiniae, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protitame hulstiaria, Protitame matilda, Protitame virginalis, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Protolampra rufipectus, Pseudexentera oregonana, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, Psilocorsis reflexella, Pyrrhia exprimens, Raphia frater, Rheumaptera hastata, Rhuda dimidiata, Satyrium liparops, Satyrium liparops strigosum, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura unicornis, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Semioscopis inornata, Semiothisa aemulataria, Semiothisa hebetata ponderosa, Semiothisa neptaria trifasciata, Semiothisa ulsterata, Sesia tibialis, Sicya macularia, Smerinthus cerisyi, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sparganothis pettitana, Sparganothis tristriata, Sphinx chersis, Sphinx luscitiosa, Spilosoma virginica, Spiramater grandis, Spiramater lutra, Sthenopis purpurascens, Synaxis jubararia, Syngrapha epigaea, Tetracis cachexiata, Tolype velleda, Ufeus plicatus, Ufeus satyricus, Venusia pearsalli, Xanthotype sospeta, Xylena cineritia, Xylena curvimacula, Xylena thoracica, Zale minerea, Zale minerea norda