. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. 42 Common Trees LARGE-TOOTHED ASPEN Poputus grandidentata, Michaux THE Large-toothed Aspen, also called Poplar, Popple and Quaking Aspen, is a small to medium-size forest tree rarely exceeding 60 feet in height and 2 feet in diameter. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 3 to 4 inches long, coarsely toothed along margin. The leaf-stalks arc flattened, which makes possible their quaking or f I u 11 e ring. The flowers are of two kinds. They never occur on the same tree. The pollen-
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. 42 Common Trees LARGE-TOOTHED ASPEN Poputus grandidentata, Michaux THE Large-toothed Aspen, also called Poplar, Popple and Quaking Aspen, is a small to medium-size forest tree rarely exceeding 60 feet in height and 2 feet in diameter. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 3 to 4 inches long, coarsely toothed along margin. The leaf-stalks arc flattened, which makes possible their quaking or f I u 11 e ring. The flowers are of two kinds. They never occur on the same tree. The pollen- bearing occur in drooping tassels, 1 ^ to 2 ^ inches long. The seed- producing are also arranged in tassels which become 4 inches long when mature. The fruit is a 2-valved cap- s u 1 e containing many tiny tufted seeds. The bark on young stems is yel- lowish-green t o white, at first thin and smooth, later becomes thick, large-toothed aspen rough and black. The twigs are yellowish-brown to red- dish, often coated with a woolly, crusty down. The buds are egg-shaped, covered with 6 to 7 light chestnut-brown scales, often coated with a dusty, fiour-like woolly substance. Those of the Quaking Aspen are smooth, glossy and var- nished-like. The wood is soft, white to light brown, not durable. It is used for paper pulp, rough lumber, boxes, crates and buckets. The Large-toothed Aspen is found front Nova Scotia south to Pennsylvania and along the mountains to North Carolina and west through Ontario to Minnesota. It is common throughout Ohio, occurring most frequently in the southeastern section, where it often grows in thickets, aban- doned fields, burnt-over areas and cut-over land. In places it acts as a temporary shelter for more valuable Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S.
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