A Quaking Aspen tree with green bark in the parking lot at the AMC Highland Center at Crawford Notch. When I think of a "cheery" tree, I think of quaking aspens. Why cheery you might ask?

What caught my eye was the bark- it ... this was a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) or as many of us New Englanders know them, a quaking poplar. When I think of a "cheery" tree, I think of ...

Populus tremuloides, the quaking aspen of the North American continent, stands as one of the most easily recognized, most beautiful and most admired of all tree species. In order to help ...