Towering Aspens
by Don Schwartz
Title
Towering Aspens
Artist
Don Schwartz
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Colorful aspen trees touch the sky on a majestic autumn day in Colorado.
From Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia:
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The trembling of the leaves of the trembling aspen
The aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high-altitude areas such as mountains or high plains. They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15–30 m (49–98 ft) tall. In North America, it is referred to as Quaking Aspen or Trembling Aspen because the leaves "quake" or tremble in the wind. This is due to their flattened petioles which reduces aerodynamic drag on the trunk and branches.
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October 1st, 2018
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