Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 5.0-6.3
Form/Color Columnar; 50'-75' tall; 20'-35' wide Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
spread; golden yellow in fall; silvery gray Tolerance: tolerance.
catkin in late April; yellow green capsules
May-mid June. Urban Intolerant of soil compaction.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Lower slopes with northeast aspects or
high terraces, mesic shoulder of upland
ridges. Ecosystem High wildlife value for songbirds,
Services: upland groundbirds, and small
mammals.
Hydrology: Moderately well to excessively drained;
wet to moist soils; intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental Early flower, golden yellow leaves in fall,
Value: white bark. Compatibility: Frequently forms colonies.
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.8-6.5
Form/Color Columnar; 35'-50'; 20'-35' wide spread; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
light green spring, bright green in Tolerance: tolerance.
summer, bright yellow in fall; silvery gray
catkins March - April; yellow green conical Urban Intolerant of soil compaction, sensitive
capsuls May. Tolerance: to ozone.
Habitat: Seeps; slopes with cool air drainage;
rocky streams; north- and east-facing
slopes; disturbed sites. Ecosystem High wildlife value for songbirds,
Services: upland groundbirds, small mammals,
and hoofed browsers.
Hydrology: Moderately well to excessively drainage;
moderately tolerant of drought.
Ornamental Early flower, yellow color in fall, white bark.
Value: Compatibility: Frequently forms colonies.
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Short lifespan, fast grower;
Susceptible to canker, leaf spot,
Shade Intolerant of shade. shoot blight, poplar borer, poplar fall,
Tolerance: scale, and red humped caterpillar.