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Populus tremula L.

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Espe; Zitter-Pappel
English Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen
Français Tremble, Tremble d'Europe; Peuplier tremble
Italiano Pioppo tremolo
Suomi Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Norsk Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Čeština Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Español Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Svenska Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Polski Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Український Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Român Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Русский Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Български Espe; Zitter-Pappel
EESTI Espe; Zitter-Pappel
日本語 Espe; Zitter-Pappel
Other names

Further information

Intkey
WSL
InfoFlora
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Label Swiss Wood
Lignapool
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe
States and Territories Albania; Austria; Belgium; Luxembourg; England; Channel Isl.; Bulgaria; Corsica; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany (Brandenburg, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Greece; Ireland; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Netherlands; Spain; Portugal; Andorra; Hungary; Iceland; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia & Kosovo; Macedonia; Norway; Poland; Romania; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; N-European Russia; C-European Russia; W-European Russia; E-European Russia; Belarus; Ukraine; Crimea; Sardinia; Sweden; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Azerbaijan; Armenia; Siberia (W-Siberia, C-Siberia); Russian Far East; Algeria; China (Xinjiang); Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Mongolia; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia); Turkey (N-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); European Turkey; Lebanon (Antilebanon); Nepal [I]; USA [I] (Massachusetts [I], Missouri [I]); New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced
Swiss wood Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Salicaceae
Genus Populus
Species tremula
Author citation L.
Scientific name Populus tremula L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/salpo-po.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood rotgelb hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Areas of application

plywood

Appearances

Wood

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

POTL , 115x55mm , ©Silvano Schmid

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

Populus tremula , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

POTL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

POTL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

POTL , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Aspen, Common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, Quaking aspen

POTL , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson