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Photo: Aspen Trees in Elk Mountains, Colorado
Photo: Aspen trees
 
Photograph by Carr Clifton/Minden Pictures

Quaking aspens like these in the Elk Mountains of western Colorado, whose leaves tremble in the slightest wind, are common across North America. Known for tolerating poor soils and cold climates, aspens flash yellow against their white bark in an unmistakable sign of coming winter.

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