United States Office of Farming

Aspen Fall

A wholesome aspen grove for the eastern Sierra Nevada about Tahoe state Forest, Ca. Picture by Linnea Hanson.

Aspen grove when you look at the Sierra Nevada mountains, Ca. Photo by Linnea Hanson.

Enjoyable Truth

Aspens often reproduce from root suckers rather than seed.

Aspen suckers on a root from southern Utah. Photograph by B. Campbell.

One thing is apparently going on towards aspens that paint the mountains silver every autumn, making bald spots across the Rocky hill West. Some aspen stands are not dealing with disruption and of course regenerating how they has in earlier times. The puzzle on the aspen fall deepens since it appears to be happening merely in certain really stands as well as in some american says and is perhaps not influencing any surrounding trees, though several happen suffering from hill pine beetle problems. Forest experts are working to determine what’s happening on the aspen groves.Continue reading→