Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas
Types
Populus tremuloides
Virginia
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Roadsides, Woodlands
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-84-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10-5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anxiety, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Pulp
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
POPULUS tremuloides
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata
Common Name
Quaking Aspen
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort
In Hindi
Quaking Aspen
pennywort
In German
Zitterpappel
Wassernabel
In French
tremble
pennywort
In Spanish
Temblor Aspen
Centella
In Greek
τρεμώδεις Aspen
pennywort
In Portuguese
Quaking Aspen
conchelo
In Polish
Quaking Aspen
wąkrota
In Latin
Tremens Quisque
pennywort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Apiales
Family
Salicaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Populus
Hydrocotyle
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Saliceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
35700
1
27800
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