Populus tremuloides
Quaking aspen is an oddity here and among trees in general. More common up North, P. tremuloides has a unique quirk in which it primarily propagates through its root system. Similar to rhizomes, the roots spread out in the soil and sprouts. Because of this, quaking aspen can grow to create large clonal colonies. Fun fact: the largest (and heaviest) organism on the planet is a quaking aspen by the name of Pando; it is 106 acres large and 13 million pounds. Wowee!
Family: Salicaceae
Foliage: Deciduous
Mature height range: 50-60 ft., sometimes upwards to 100 ft.
Light exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil preference: Well-drained
Tolerance: Tolerates a variety of soil conditions, but is often plagued by disease and insects due to its clonal nature
Wildlife: Browsing by birds and mammals (including bark, buds, twigs, etc.); larval host plant for great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis), eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), viceroy (Limenitis archippus), and large aspen tortrix (Choristoneura conflictana)