Populus species

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Medium to large tree

LEAVES Simple; alternate; finely-toothed margins; size, color, and shape variable

FLOWER Dioecious. Male and female flowers are dangling catkins that appear before the leaves.

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Fruit is a drooping cluster of capsules containing many seeds

BARK Grayish-white and furrowed in maturity

 

A light green aspen leaf with serrated edges    

Grayish white bark with deep furrows

A large tree with dark bark and without leaves     

A small stand of aspens