quaking aspen
noun
: an aspen (Populus tremuloides) chiefly of the U.S. and Canada with small nearly circular leaves that have flattened petioles and finely serrate margins and that flutter in the slightest breeze
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Just outside of Vail Village, Vail Stables offers one- to two-hour seasonal trail rides, taking riders up steep trails, through wildflower meadows, and into forests filled with quaking aspen trees and lodgepole pines.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
In the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, maple trees feature orange and red leaves, while quaking aspen and larch trees have yellow leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The 7-mile Green Mountain Loop passes through forests of lodgepole and quaking aspen as well as the Big Meadow, which draws elk in the morning and late afternoon.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Within the idyllic setting of the Sundance Mountain Resort, the quaking aspens and an exquisite place where the sun bounced off the mountains, that first month was a complete learning experience for everyone involved.
—Michelle Satter, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
In the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula, maple trees feature orange and red leaves, while quaking aspen and larch trees have yellow leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The 7-mile Green Mountain Loop passes through forests of lodgepole and quaking aspen as well as the Big Meadow, which draws elk in the morning and late afternoon.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
Within the idyllic setting of the Sundance Mountain Resort, the quaking aspens and an exquisite place where the sun bounced off the mountains, that first month was a complete learning experience for everyone involved.
—Michelle Satter, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Quaking aspen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaking%20aspen. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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