{"id":7875,"date":"2022-09-21T08:57:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=7875"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:33:37","slug":"california-aspens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/forests\/california-aspens\/","title":{"rendered":"California Aspens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aspen Groves are easy to recognize with their thick stands. White trunks with dark knots, slender, with oval shaped leaves. Growing in a network of roots, which are found lining creeks, alpine lakes, or spilling out from higher elevations, along \u00a0scenic canyons.<\/p>\n

The unique round leaves which can turn spectacular colors in the fall season. The fluttering and flapping of the oval-shaped, thick, green leaf is a sure sign of summer. When breezes get cooler, Autumn is only a few weeks away and as quick as the cold comes in, what a short and special show they put on.<\/p>\n

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Green Creek historic cabin, on the Eastern Sierra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

California Fall Colors<\/h2>\n

Aspen trees can be found at higher\u00a0mountain elevations in California, usually above 4000′ – all the way up to about 10,000′ or higher, depending on the mountain range and local water flows. Groves have an extensive root systems underground, so they often withstand wildfires and can come back after the rest of the forest is gone.<\/p>\n

Beavers build dams in creeks around aspen trees, fishermen and campers love to camp next to aspens, and lovers carve their initials into their white bark. These trees do indeed take a beating, from all angles, winter weather included… so stop from cutting them!<\/p>\n

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