How Aspens Grow. Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides). Young aspen grove. Photo by Linnea Hanson. Aspen are medium-sized deciduous trees, commonly 20 to ... Aspen trees usually do not live more than 150 years, though they may persist more than 200 years. ... Watch how aspens grow and reproduce by sprouting. read more
Typically they reproduce by growing root suckers, but if the circumstances allow it, for instance if a fire has cleared the forest, they also reproduce by seed. read more