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Populus tremuloides
Smooth, white bark with characteristic black scars where lower branches self-pruned. Leaves are round and generally heart shaped. In the spring and summer, leaves are generally green, but in fall turn yellow, gold, and sometimes but rarely red.
Moist soil in clearings or along the edges of pine and spruce or fir forests. Needs lots of sunlight.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2014
Submitted on Oct 24, 2014
