Quaking Aspen/Poplar/Cottonwood
Populus species
CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf
HABIT/SIZE Medium to large tree
LEAVES Simple; alternate; finely-toothed margins; size, color, and shape variable
FLOWER Dioecious. Male and female flowers are dangling catkins that appear before the leaves.
FRUIT/SEED/CONE Fruit is a drooping cluster of capsules containing many seeds
BARK Grayish-white and furrowed in maturity