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aspen

[as-puhn] / ˈæs pən /


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The rainforest in West Cowal contains carpets of young slow-growing aspen, a relatively rare tree which can be a rich haven for biodiversity when they reach maturity.

From BBC May 21, 2026

The sun was bright, the temperatures hovered in the upper-60s, and leaves of maple, oak, aspen and ginkgo trees colored the city with splashes of yellow, orange and red.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

In many areas, deciduous shrubs and trees, like willow and aspen, are moving in after a fire.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

Seattle-based artist and journalist Jeff Rice recorded the sounds for this multimedia installation in Pando, a gigantic grove of interconnected quaking aspen trees in Utah — and one of the world’s largest single organisms.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

The uphill road plunges through a quaking aspen grove.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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