Aspen's namesake trees getting chewed on by bugs
Brief by Allen Best
Forests - August 2007 - Colorado Central Magazine - No. 162 - Page 12
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Aspen's namesake tree is being threatened by a parasite called
willow scale. While the parasite is native to the area, the bugs have
become more prevalent. The city's forester, Chris Forman, tells the
Aspen Times that watering and pruning trees is important to
keeping them healthy and less vulnerable to the parasite.
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