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Quaking Aspen Research Paper

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Few tree species are as incredibly fascinating as the quaking aspen. Quaking aspens, or Populus Tremuloides, grow 40 to 100 feet tall, have beautiful black and white bark with dark green leaves, and are shade-intolerant, resulting in their height, straightness of the trunks, and few lower branches (when mature). Quaking aspens also have many uses. Deer and other mammals browse aspens as a winter food source. Native Americans used the sap for cooking. Medicinally, aspen can be used for fever and eczema. It also contains salicin, which acts as a disinfectant. However, besides the striking beauty of aspens and their usefulness, their most interesting attributes are their hardiness, and the thing for which they are named: “quaking.” No other

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