: any of several poplars (especially Populus tremula of Europe and P. tremuloides and P. grandidentata of North America) with leaves that flutter in the lightest wind because of their flattened petioles
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The trail is beautiful year-round but really pops in the fall, when the aspen trees turn shades of yellow, orange, and red.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Now there were steep mountains with red cliffs visible through the aspens.
—David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The best time to visit The busy season at Rocky Mountain falls from summer into mid-autumn, and no wonder: July through October bring blooming wildflowers, (mostly) snow-free trails, golden aspen foliage, and active wildlife.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
Meadowlarks sing, and aspens quake in the afternoon breeze.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The female slowly rose then bounded up a snowy divot in the dirt road, looking back before disappearing into an aspen grove.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Or land managers could use the fallout as fences to block grazing wildlife from disturbing new aspen sprouts.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2023
Tremendous mountains surge up around all of these lakes; visit in September and October for the chance to see the aspen and cottonwood leaves changing color.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Trees like aspen and basswood are more likely to break than hickory, birch and oak.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Now there were steep mountains with red cliffs visible through the aspens.
—David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The best time to visit The busy season at Rocky Mountain falls from summer into mid-autumn, and no wonder: July through October bring blooming wildflowers, (mostly) snow-free trails, golden aspen foliage, and active wildlife.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2023
Meadowlarks sing, and aspens quake in the afternoon breeze.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The female slowly rose then bounded up a snowy divot in the dirt road, looking back before disappearing into an aspen grove.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
Or land managers could use the fallout as fences to block grazing wildlife from disturbing new aspen sprouts.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2023
Tremendous mountains surge up around all of these lakes; visit in September and October for the chance to see the aspen and cottonwood leaves changing color.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Trees like aspen and basswood are more likely to break than hickory, birch and oak.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
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aspen
noun
as·pen
ˈas-pən 
: any of several poplars with leaves that flutter in the lightest breeze
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