Populus tremuloides Michx., 1803 37% complete

American aspen

Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 243 (1803)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Populus tremuloides, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced12 Source not recorded11 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Michx. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 243 (1803) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1803 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name American aspen No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Subarctic America to Mexico No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1180 cm
  • 1180 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 385 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 68, 73, 92, 100, 156, 184, 193, 251, 292, 431, 593, 662, 708, 818, 873, 909, 925
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Single Stem
  • Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 2785 cm
  • 2785 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 68, 73, 92, 100, 156, 184, 193, 251, 292, 431, 593, 662, 708, 818, 873, 909, 925
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 158 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 92, 100, 193, 365, 424, 460, 818, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 69 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 73, 89, 94, 96, 100, 110, 130, 193, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 9
  • pH 9 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.3
  • pH 4.3 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 97 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 19.6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 204 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 79, 193, 412, 424, 629, 981
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record