Common name: Large-Tooth Aspen
Scientific name: Populus grandidentata
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 20 m tall, 15 m wide; 66 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Medium-dry
Soil: Sand, Loam
Blooms: Green in April
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Songbirds π¦, Deer/moose π¦
Points of interest: - Aspen leaves and staminate flower buds provide ruffed grouse with their most important yearlong food resource.
- Aspen suckers are a favoured winter food of moose and white-tailed deer. The bark, leaves, twigs, and branches of aspen are preferred by beaver.
