Aspens are identified by round, alternate, and simple leaves with green above and paler lower surfaces – easily moved by the wind. The drawings at the right are taken from the 1951 manual Washington State University manual, Trees of Washington,
https://cms2.revize.com/revize/cityofcovington/Trees%20of%20Washington.pdf.
It was widely reported that the Native Indigenous used the Aspen for a variety of ailments and food supplements. When times were tough, the sap and inner bark were used for food. The botanical name for “inner bark” is:
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