Quaking Aspen Tree
Populus tremuloides 'Quaking'
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Quaking Aspen Tree
Plant Highlights
Quaking Aspen Tree highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateFast
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Bloom PeriodEarly Spring
Growing Zones 2-6
Gorgeous Quaking Aspen Tree
- Fast-Growing Native Plant
- Wonderful Heart-Shaped Leaves
- Useful Pyramidal Shape
- Beautiful Fall Color
- Adds Motion & Sound
- Historical Uses
- Beneficial To Wildlife
- Long-Lived
- Cold Hardy Nativer
- Distinctive White Bark
Quaking Aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) are gorgeous, fast-growing native trees distributed over most of North America, including the United States and Canada. You may have seen and loved them in National Forests throughout the Rocky Mountains. They are a pioneering species of trees that are one of the first trees to invade open areas and prairies.
There is nothing like hearing the wind rustling through a group of Aspen trees on a summer day.
One of the most endearing features of Quaking Aspen is that their heart-shaped leaves quake and flutter back and forth with the slightest breeze, making a soft sound like rain. The sounds of the leaves blowing through a native stand of Aspen has been admired and memorialized by poets and writers alike.
Distinctive Leaves and Lovely Fall Color
Quaking Aspen grow tall and somewhat pyramidal in their outline when young and may be mistaken for Birch. As these trees age, they can develop a more rounded form.
Aspen have heart-shaped leaves that are dark green on top and a lighter color on the underside. The long petioles cause the shiny leaves to easily wave in the breeze, setting the entire tree alight and rustle, giving your landscape a soothing sound, giving them the common name Trembling Aspens. The Quaking Aspen is a deciduous tree and will lose its beautiful leaves in fall.
In the fall, the Aspen leaves color turns an incredibly clear yellow color. While yellow is the most typical fall color you'll see, native stands can exhibit some orange and even pockets of red. It's vibrant in the landscape and makes a big statement.
The bark on young Aspen trees may not show the classic light color, but once they hit a couple of inches in width (or caliper), they turn a lovely chalky greenish-white color. The beautiful smooth, white bark from Quaking Aspen trees was used by pioneers and American Indians for medicinal purposes.
How To Use Quaking Aspen Trees in Your Landscape
Quaking Aspen can be used as a specimen tree in a lawn area where it can easily be maintained. Or you can plant Aspen trees mixed in clumps and single stem plants in natural groups. Thriving in USDA hardiness zones 2 through 6, these lovely shade trees do great in a wide range of soil types and are very cold hardy and don’t mind higher elevations of Colorado and harsh winters of the midwest!
Use Quaking Aspens to create a sense of enclosure without feeling like you live in a fortress. Create a respite from the modern world with a loose, zig-zagging row of several of these trees. Pro tip? Leave enough space when planting to wind a mulched nature trail between them.
Plant them in a gentle curve around an out-of-the-way spot in your backyard. What a magical, private place to put a hammock. Aspens also make incredible vistas or views from your deck or patio. Nature can be brought home and enjoyed to the fullest with wonderful native trees like this one. Try your hand at landscaping to gift yourself a real sense of peace on your property.
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Long-Lived Wildlife Tree
Aspen trees are also an excellent tree species for wildlife habitats in full sun. Like Northern Red Oaks, these keystone species attract ruffled grouse feed on the catkins and buds, and elk and deer feed on the leaves in fall and winter. Butterflies, moths and caterpillars also feed on the leaves.
These adaptable trees love a rich, humusy soil that is consistently moist, but they grow naturally in dry and rocky soils in the Rocky Mountains where usually only Deodar Cedar trees and conifers. Their tolerance of soil types is one of the reasons this tree is so widely distributed.
Sometimes forming root suckers and root sprouts that create their own groves and colonies. You can easily prune these off or just mow around them a couple of times a year to remove these should they form. Aspen can be very successfully incorporated into today's more natural landscapes where they can support plenty of wildlife.
We sell out of this beautiful native tree. If it's in stock, please place your order today!
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Grow a Quaking Aspen Tree?
Quaking Aspen are easy-care trees that need full sun and well-drained soil. These are incredibly cold-hardy trees and do well in USDA growing zones 2 through 6.
Are Quaking Aspen good trees? What is so special about Quaking Aspen?
Quaking Aspen are fantastic trees for cold climates and are very easy to grow, have waving foliage that adds motion and soft rustling sounds to your landscape.
How fast does a Quaking Aspen tree grow?
Similar to Poplar, Quaking Aspen have a fast growth rate, often adding a couple of feet of growth per year or more once established in optimal conditions. Both the Quaking Aspen and Audubon Quaking Aspen tree are very fast-growing plants!
Do Quaking Aspen trees spread?
Quaking Aspen in some settings can form their own groupings by spreading through suckers. These colonies in nature can get quite large, the largest living organism is in Utah, USA. Covering 107 acres and is all the same Aspen clones genetically. Aspen will not do this in the home setting and are easily managed.
What Shipping Options Do You Offer?
NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won’ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Quaking Aspen trees for sale at NatureHills.com!
