Quaking Aspen

Salicaceae

FamilySalicaceae

Max Height25 m

RangeNorth America

About the Quaking Aspen

Leaves flutter in slightest breeze. Pando clone in Utah — 47,000 trunks, one root system, estimated 80,000 years old. Largest and heaviest known organism. Reproduce by root sprouting.

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Salicaceae25m

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