What is the difference between poplar and aspen trees?

by Eric Meier. In the United States, the term “Poplar” almost always refers to a specific wood species: Liriodendron tulipifera. Other common names for this wood include Yellow Poplar, American Tulipwood, or Tulip Poplar. The only problem with referring to this species as “Poplar” is that it isn't actually a type of poplar. read more

Aspen is the English name for some species of poplar, such as the Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula) and the quaking aspen (P. tremuloides). read more

Most of these trees grow quite large and furnish wide, clear boards. Anatomically, they are all diffuse (or semi-diffuse) porous hardwoods. Yellow Poplar vs Populus genus. Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) generally has a green/olive cast to certain portions of the wood. read more

As nouns the difference between poplar and aspen is that poplar is any of various deciduous trees of the genus populus while aspen is a kind of poplar tree (genus populus''; section ''populus ). read more