Question about Aspen trees.

[BRNCOS1]

I am interested in putting in some aspens this spring. I have seen pictures on the net where the bark looks as white as a paper birch, and some where the bark looks gray.

I figured since they seem to grow pretty good out there maybe someone could clear this up for me. Is the bark white or gray? Or is there different varieties you can get?

[Spider]

Originally Posted by BRNCOS1

I am interested in putting in some aspens this spring. I have seen pictures on the net where the bark looks as white as a paper birch, and some where the bark looks gray.

I figured since they seem to grow pretty good out there maybe someone could clear this up for me. Is the bark white or gray? Or is there different varieties you can get?

damn racist ...................... just kidding . i dont know the difference

[BRNCOS1]

Tree guys?

[-Slap-]

There are multiple varieties of Aspen trees, which would probably account for differences in color in bark and foliage, etc. Choose the variety you like best, or mix and match if you prefer.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Most of the bark is grey, but it gets a white chalky substance on it in the spring/summer. Indians used that chalk as insect repellent. Aspens grow fast, but spread by the roots and send out shoots far from where you plant them.

[Tredici]

A single Aspen won't thrive. You have to have several and they do connect at the roots. I've heard a stand of Aspens somewhere in the Rockies is one of the world's largest living organisms.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Originally Posted by Tredici

A single Aspen won't thrive. You have to have several and they do connect at the roots. I've heard a stand of Aspens somewhere in the Rockies is one of the world's largest living organisms.

That is true. There are two that I am aware of that claim that title of worlds largest single organism. One is Aspen Ridge about 10 miles SE of Buena Vista and the other is along the Kebler Pass road above Crested Butte.

[loborugger]

First of all, I think you will have very little success in transplanting the trees. They are only seen out west at elevations far above anything that Ohio has. They thrive in soil different from Ohio. Finally, they usually give way to advancing hardwood trees out west.

Secondly, why would you want to start a root speader near your house?

[BRNCOS1]

Well, I have almost 3 acres, and I originally got started thinking about them because of the white bark. [The picture I saw on the net showed them as white].

I talked to some nurseries around here and they said they don't sell them because they grow so readily in the wild, most people just transplant them. I am starting to wonder if they knew what they are talking about.

Would it be possible to get some pictures posted to this thread? If anyone knows where they can get some.

Thanks for the replies so far.

[REB]

http://images.google.com/images?sour...&q=Aspen+trees

[BRNCOS1]

Originally Posted by REB

http://images.google.com/images?sour...&q=Aspen+trees

Thanks.

Is it just me or is that bark white?

[RunByDesign]

Originally Posted by loborugger

Secondly, why would you want to start a root speader near your house?

Exactly.

[REB]

Originally Posted by BRNCOS1

Thanks.

Is it just me or is that bark white?

Looks white to me.

[BRNCOS1]

Originally Posted by RunByDesign

Exactly.

Hey, I'm a Bronco fan in Ohio, [aspens growing so readily in colorado] why wouldn't I want an aspen growing through the living room floor.

Pssst, see post #9.