Trembling Aspen vs Green Bulrush - TreeTime.ca

Trembling Aspen vs Green Bulrush

Populus tremuloides

Scirpus pallidus

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Trembling Aspen
Green Bulrush

Trembling Aspen is a hardy, fast-growing tree. It is known for its unique "trembling" leaf movement and beautiful bark that whitens with age.

This native shade tree tolerates a range of growing conditions and requires little maintenance.

Green Bulrush is a common waterside plant, suitable for erosion control and land reclamation. Despite this, Green Bulrush is very drought resistant once established. Bulrushes can cool nearby areas on hot days.

Unlike many of the other waterside plants available, Green Bulrush does not attract wildlife. This makes it a good choice for surrounding residential water sources.

Green Bulrush is topped with spiky balls of florets, green in the spring and fading to brown in the fall.

Trembling Aspen Quick Facts

Green Bulrush Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: long thin whitish green
Fall colour: brilliant yellow
Flowers: green spiked clusters
Seeds: fluff
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


Other Names: american aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen, quaking aspen, quiver leaf aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar
Other Names: cloaked bulrush, pale bulrush, pale-green bulrush