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Thursday, December 3, 2009
WOA LARGEST PLANT NON-AUTOGRAPHED MAXIMUM CARD (I CREATED ONLY A HANDFUL)
- Condition: WONDERS OF AMERICA QUAKING ASPEN UNCIRCULATED MAXIMUM CARD (19X13cm, 7.5x5.25inches) WITH FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK
- Year: 2006
- Catalog value: (I CREATED ONLY A HANDFUL)
"Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America. The species is referred to Quaking Aspen, Trembling Aspen, and Quakies, names deriving from its leaves which flutter in the breeze.[1] The tree-like plant has tall trunks, up to 25 metres, with smooth pale bark, scarred with black. The glossy green leaves, dull beneath, become golden to yellow, rarely red, in Autumn. The species rarely flowers, often propagating through its roots to form large groves."
"As all trees in a given clonal colony are considered part of the same organism, one clonal colony, named Pando, is considered the heaviest[2] and oldest[1] living organism at six million kilograms and approximately 80,000 years old. Aspens do produce seeds, but seldom grow from them. Pollination is inhibited by the fact that aspens are either male or female, and large stands are usually all clones of the same sex. Even if pollinated, the small seeds (three million per pound) are only viable a short time as they lack a stored food source or a protective coating.[3]".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaking_aspen
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