How to Use quaking aspen in a Sentence

quaking aspen

noun
  • The leaves of one quaking aspen make quite a flutter in the gentlest of wind.
    Richard Stenger, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The area of the park where the hunt will take place, the North Rim, is full of tall ponderosa pine, quaking aspen trees and pools of water.
    Azi Paybarah New York Times, Star Tribune, 7 May 2021
  • The 55-year-old has studied quaking aspen for more than two decades.
    Christopher Ketcham, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018
  • The wine is as brilliantly colored as any Sierra slope of quaking aspen in the fall.
    Mike Dunne, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Known as Pando, the organism is a 106-acre stand of quaking aspen clones.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 Nov. 2021
  • From the languid sway of the bay laurel trees to the disco shimmer of the quaking aspens to the Dude-like serenity of the redwoods, a vague drugginess wafts over the place.
    Chris Colin, Outside Online, 30 May 2018
  • Cozy-up on a lounge chair beside quaking aspens or explore the lake by kayak, launched from the club’s private pier, for some exercise.
    Agatha French, Orange County Register, 21 Aug. 2019
  • From there, head south for a drive along the scenic June Lake Loop, which is especially stunning in fall, when quaking aspen blaze bright yellow.
    Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Mingled with the ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and blue spruce are waves of quaking aspen at the higher elevations.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Birch, quaking aspen, white spruce, Sitka spruce, native trees.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There are a plethora of trees, including quaking aspen (my favorite).
    Kelly Cannon, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug. 2021
  • And with nearly 50% of the visitors coming for outdoor recreation not tied to hunting, a great deal of that tourism is likely due to the changing fall colors produced by the quaking aspen.
    Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Out most colorful tree species tend to be quaking aspen, canyon maple, scrub oak and Douglas hawthorn, often alongside the steady, dark hues of native evergreens.
    Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Habitat: This bird can be found in upper canyon riparian coniferous forests mixed with groves of Gambel oak and quaking aspen.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • He is more easily imagined in his rural composing studio, canopied by quaking aspen trees and a big northern sky.
    Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2015
  • There's a stand of quaking aspens growing in Utah that's a single clonal organism, rather than genetic individuals.
    Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2017
  • Aspens are grouse magnets, primarily because the buds and catkins of male quaking aspen and bigtooth aspen (also known as popple or poplar) provide the majority of grouse with their single most important winter and early spring food source.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Populus tremuloides, the quaking aspen, grows in clonal colonies, which means each stem in a grove is genetically identical, connected by an immense underground root system called a rhizome.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Others, including Ohio buckeye, basswood and quaking aspen, could struggle in changing conditions.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2021

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