What to do with aspen trees?

[Bowsnbucks]

Agree with NT179 above. I've witnessed dry areas of needles under sufficiently large evergreens where deer bed in snowy weather. The boughs act like umbrellas and make for great bedding - especially on sunny slopes. For us here, white pines and hemlocks are the umbrellas, with some of our spruce that are now large enough.

 

[Telemark]

The dark green patches inside the red circles are tight-growing white cedar / arborvitae.

I assumed the deer wouldoverwinter there, but they don't seem to.

 

[Telemark]

Also, there seem to be two types of aspen. Are they equally valuable to wildlife?

 

[wiscwhip]

Also, there seem to be two types of aspen. Are they equally valuable to wildlife?

Quaking aspen and bigtooth aspen have basically the same value to wildlife.

 

[Telemark]

Quaking aspen and bigtooth aspen have basically the same value to wildlife.

Excellent. Thanks.