Question: What’s the difference between a popple tree and an aspen? I hear the terms used interchangeably. Answer: Popple (or poplar) are common names for aspen trees because their genus is populus, ...

It was during the wonderful days of late autumn some 20 years ago that I encountered the bigtooth aspen for the first time. I have one particularly vivid memory of spotting the leaves of this species, ...

Michigan's autumn landscapes rival anywhere in the country. From fiery canopies to woodland gems, the state's trees transform into a seasonal spectacle.

The Wells Plot, a 1-ha area with over 1800 marked trees in northern lower Michigan, showed many changes from 1974 to 1981 anticipated for the succession from aspen to northern hardwoods. Early ...