Aspen
Populus tremula
HighSecondary
Fast biomass
A fast, shimmering pioneer that suckers into groves and pumps out quick biomass and light shade. Great for kickstarting a system - just give it room, since it spreads by root.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- High
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Loam, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 5 – 7.5
- Min. temperature
- -40°C
- Min. rainfall
- 500 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Medium
How to manage it
Fast suckering pioneer for biomass and quick light shade; coppices well and forms clonal groves - thin suckers to manage spread.
Watch out for
Suckers vigorously via root sprouts and can colonise well beyond the planting spot - keep away from beds, paving and drains.
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