The aspen poplar grows a powdery substance on the bark to protect itself against the sun's rays and prevent itself from overheating.
The aboriginals would use this as sunscreen. It has, however not been proved to work.
Poplars, like all trees "breath in" carbon dioxide and and "breath out" oxygen.
Trees can be chopped up and made into fire wood and lumber.
a aspen poplar should be about 25-40 meters tall
Aspen is a poplar tree. They typically grow tall, and have white bark. There is also a city named Aspen, Colorado.
A quaking aspen tree is a type of poplar tree, it is not a conifer.
An aspen is a kind of poplar tree of the genus Populus sect. Populus, or the wood of such a tree.
Birch, aspen, and poplar trees are all part of the same family and share similar characteristics. Birch trees have distinctive white bark and are often used for furniture and flooring. Aspen trees have smooth, white bark and are commonly used for paper production. Poplar trees have grayish bark and are used for furniture, pallets, and crates. Each tree has unique qualities that make them suitable for different purposes.
Trembling Aspen
Curtis L. Brown has written: 'Constitution and pulping of aspen and poplar woods' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Wood-pulp, Aspen, Poplar, Paper industry
Cooler parts (or higher elevations) of the northern hemisphere.
Quaking aspen, also known as poplar
Aspen, fir, Poplar, Spruce, and many more
Aspen and poplar forests or rather, deciduous forests. There's always a transition zone of spruce and deciduous (which include aspen and poplar trees) before going right to straight deciduous/hard-wood forests.
eastern fir, Canadian balsam, blister fir, birch, poplar, and aspen