European Aspen European Trembling Aspen European Quaking Aspen
Populus tremula
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
Last updated
Data Coverage 3 of 6 dimensions
Quick Facts
Height
65 ft
Spread
32 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
High
Hardiness
Zone Zones 2a–8b
Bloom Time
April
Origin
includes northwest Europe, north Africa
Diseases (18)
Marssonina spp. Marssonina Leaf Spot Uredinales (rust fungi) Leaf Rust Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister [VERIFY] Leaf and Shoot Blight Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Daldinia concentrica Aspen Trunk Rot Ceratocystis fimbriata (black canker); Cytospora notastro... Black Canker (Target Canker) Cryptosphaeria punctata Cryptosphaeria Canker (Snake Canker) Cytospora canker Cytospora Canker [VERIFY] Ink Spot Cryptostroma corticale Sooty-bark Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Septoria spp. Septoria Leaf Spot and Canker Sclerotinia spp. White Mottled Rot
Pests (14)
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Leucoma salicis Satin moth Various (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera) Borer Pemphigus populitransversus Poplar Petiole Gall Aphids Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Phyllonorycter apparella Aspen leaf blotch miner Euhexomyza schineri Poplar twiggall fly Aphidoidea Aphid Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Various (Gracillariidae, Agromyzidae) Leaf blotchminer Pemphigus bursarius Lettuce root aphid
Cultivars (1)
'Erecta'
Common name: Upright European Aspen Swedish Columnar Aspen; Mature height: 40 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 2