The fall colors here in Colorado are simply gorgeous. Today we bring you photos of the Aspen trees near Lake City Colorado.
The Quaking Aspen of North America is known for its leaves turning spectacular tints of red and yellow in the autumn of the year.
The American Aspen is also known as the Quaking or Trembling Aspen. Its scientific name is Populus Tremuloides.
Aspens grow in large clonal colonies derived from a single seedling, and spreading by means of their roots. Each individual tree can live for 40–150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, for thousands of years.
Lake City is about 70 miles NW of South Fork and is in the most remote area in the U.S. Read the article in
The Denver Post.
The fall colors here in Colorado are simply gorgeous. Today we bring you photos of the Aspen trees near Lake City Colorado.
The Quaking Aspen of North America is known for its leaves turning spectacular tints of red and yellow in the autumn of the year.
The American Aspen is also known as the Quaking or Trembling Aspen. Its scientific name is Populus Tremuloides.
Aspens grow in large clonal colonies derived from a single seedling, and spreading by means of their roots. Each individual tree can live for 40–150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, for thousands of years.
Lake City is about 70 miles NW of South Fork and is in the most remote area in the U.S. Read the article in The Denver Post.
