Originally Posted By dresswhites i was just wondering do Aspen trees become bare during the winter? When at Disneyland the past few visits, it seems like alot trees,in particular the aspens around the Matterhorn and Fantasyland seem dead. are they are do they just take that appearance during the winter months? We dont' have a lot of aspen trees in phoenix so i don't know. Also when i went in Jan some of the elms were bare and others were full of leaves? Are there different types of elms? when i went in march, i noticed most of the elms were fairly green again. I also thought heard a rumor that Disney didn't plant any trees that lost leaves because it would make the park messy. Is this true?
Originally Posted By friendofdd Aspen leaves turn a variety of golden shades in autumn, then shed all thier leaves. I don't know Disney's policy on the trees, but lots of shedding (deciduous) trees don't lose all their leaves in SoCal the way they do in climates that aren't so equitable.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>i was just wondering do Aspen trees become bare during the winter?<< Our Aspens are still bare here in Colorado. From what I have heard, Aspens don't take well to warmer climates.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Says here it is widely distributed. <a href="http://www.treehelp.com/trees/poplar/poplar-types-quaking-aspen.asp" target="_blank">http://www.treehelp.com/trees/ poplar/poplar-types-quaking-aspen.asp</a> Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is the most widely distributed tree in North America. It is known by many names: trembling aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen, popple, poplar, trembling poplar, and in Spanish, álamo blanco, and álamo temblón. It grows on many soil types, especially sandy and gravelly slopes, and it is quick to pioneer disturbed sites where there is bare soil. This fast-growing tree is short lived and pure stands are gradually replaced by slower-growing species. The light, soft wood has very little shrinkage and high grades of aspen are used for lumber and wooden matches. Most aspen wood goes into pulp and flake-board, however. Many kinds of wildlife also benefit from this tree.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Also, just some useless trivia: An aspen forest is the largest living organism on earth. Since the roots connect underground, the entire forest is considered to be one organism. I believe there is one somewhere in the US that is close to 100 square miles.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^Good point. There are different varieties of Aspens. A lot of "cheap" Aspens die because they are illegally harvested from forests like you described. These trees lack a proper root system to support them after being transplanted. Anyhoo, Aspens (I forget what our local variety is) are very common out here. They are inexpensive and are available at places like KMart.
