Aspens in Utah
by Cindy Murphy - NightVisions
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Aspens in Utah
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Cindy Murphy - NightVisions
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Rt 72 north of Loa, UT, beautiful Aspen Trees.The quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) was chosen by the Utah State Legislature in 2014 to be the state tree. The quaking aspen replaced the Colorado blue spruce, which had held the honor of state tree since 1933. The quaking aspen, which is also known as trembling aspen, makes up about 10% of the forest cover in the State of Utah and can be found in all of Utah's 29 counties. In comparison, the Colorado blue spruce makes up about 1% of the forest cover and is primarily found in the the Wasatch and Uinta mountains. img163-3 1245
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November 6th, 2016
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