However, Populus tremula, as aspen is known in scientific terms, is an important species in our native forests, albeit one that has perhaps suffered more from past deforestation than our other trees.

Admirers frequently note the striking white bark of quaking aspen. This bark lives and carries out photosynthesis, attributes that make it unique among North American trees and likely contribute ...

Native trees, such as oak, birch, aspen, rowan and wild cherry have been planted on land around Yorkshire Water's Cottingham pumping station. The Woodland Trust, project lead for the scheme near ...