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| Aspen Populus tremula (green/gray) |
| Tree Facts: Aspens are trees of the willow family. Aspens are distinguished by their nearly round leaves on mature trees, with irregular rounded teeth. They are carried on strongly flattened leaf stems, which enable the leaves to twist and flutter in the slightest of breezes. All aspens typically grow in large colonies derived from a single seedling. Each tree only lives for 40-150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived, in some cases for many thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground. They are able to survive intense forest fires as the roots are below the heat of the fire, with new sprouts growing after the fire is out. The wood is white, and soft, but fairly strong, and with very low flammability. It has a number of uses, notably for making matches, where its low flammability makes it safer to use (easy to blow out) than most other woods. Shredded aspen wood is also a popular animal bedding, as it lacks the phenols associated with pine and juniper, which are thought to cause respiratory ailments in some animals. Heat treated aspen is also a popular material for the interiors of a sauna. |
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| Tree Meaning: Courage, Faith, Manifestation, Sensitivity, Spirituality, and Surrender |
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| Bloom and Blossom - Root and Grow: The Aspen personality has a disproportionately developed astral body, especially in relationship to the ego, or conscious awareness. Such persons readily receive impressions from other planes of reality; however, these intimations are perceived on the subconscious level, and often produce feelings of fear and foreboding. Aspen quiets and subdues the astral body so that the spiritual ego can gain greater strength and awareness. This tree is very helpful for children who are oversensitive to unseen and unknown influences, and can also be helpful for those who may have prematurely opened their astral sheaths through drug use or occult ritual. Aspen calms and harmonizes the innate psychic capacities of such individuals, by allowing the conscious mind to receive and process more information. In this way, Aspen brings greater strength and confidence, and balanced use of such forces. The colors that represent Aspen are green and gray. The positive qualities of Aspen are: Trust and confidence to meet the unknown, sensitive attunement to the spiritual world; and perceptive awareness of psychic realms. |
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