J.J Collett Natural Area, south of Ponoka, Alberta, is in the Aspen Parkland area. These Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides) are part of a “climax” plant community, before going into White Spruce (Picea glauca). These deciduous trees form as a colony of daughter clones of the parent tree, making for a colony of genetically identical trees that can be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old.

Taken on April 30, 2017, with my old Canon Rebel XS DSLR plus Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 macro lens.