quaking aspen
noun
: an aspen (Populus tremuloides) chiefly of the U.S. and Canada with small nearly circular leaves that have flattened petioles and finely serrate margins and that flutter in the slightest breeze
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In the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, maple trees feature orange and red leaves, while quaking aspen and larch trees have yellow leaves.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
The hotel’s exterior was inspired by Colorado’s signature quaking aspens.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
Preserving trees One of the joys of driving into the mountains of the West are the rippling leaves and silvery bark of the quaking aspen trees.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
This comes from a plant called quaking aspen native to North America.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 July 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
The hotel’s exterior was inspired by Colorado’s signature quaking aspens.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
Preserving trees One of the joys of driving into the mountains of the West are the rippling leaves and silvery bark of the quaking aspen trees.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
This comes from a plant called quaking aspen native to North America.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 July 2024
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“Quaking aspen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaking%20aspen. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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