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Estimated Height at Pickup: 4-5’, 3 gal

A large, comparatively narrow native aspen. Hosts many insects and multiple butterflies, including the viceroy and red-spotted purple, which also makes it excellent for bird support! Commonly spreads from runners to form dense stands. Does not tolerate shade or flooding.

Pollination: Needs a male and a female plant.

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Sandy Loam

Height: 50’-80’

Width: 20’-40’

Bloom Color: Insignificant- Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Apr

Fruit: Seed capsules split to release tiny seeds when mature.

Fall Color: Yellow

Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts the dreamy duskywing, red-spotted purple, viceroy, white admiral, and Compton’s tortoiseshell butterflies, 50+ species of moth including the laurel sphinx, and other insects including beetles, borers, and leafhoppers. Browsed by purple finch, squirrels, grouse, deer, and and beaver.

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