Pando is thought to have a dry weight mass of around 13 million pounds and is composed of genetically identical trees sharing one gargantuan root system. It is believed to be up to 14,000 years old.

After decades of decline, the aspen forests of northern Yellowstone are finally making a comeback, and believe it or not, it’s all thanks to the return of certain carnivores.A new long-term study has ...

The “palm” is the root system, from which several trees or “fingers” grow. This is the most common, fascinating form of aspen reproduction: not by seeding, but by regenerative cloning.