Trembling Aspen vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen - TreeTime.ca

Trembling Aspen vs Prairie Skyrise Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Populus tremuloides Prairie Skyrise

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

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Trembling Aspen
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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.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen has a compact and columnar branching structure that makes it a great privacy screen for small yards. You'll notice that the old and new growth have contrasting colors of green, giving this tree an attractive and unique appearance.

Prairie Skyrise Aspen is more disease resistant, columnar, and typically leafs out earlier than Swedish Aspen.

Trembling Aspen Quick Facts

Prairie Skyrise Aspen Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: brilliant yellow
Fall colour: golden yellow
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