Can Aspen Trees Grow In Michigan?

Can Aspen Trees Grow In Michigan? Aspen forests are most often found in northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula and are dominated by trembling (quaking) aspen and big-toothed aspen, both of which are shade-intolerant, fast growing, and short-lived. … Overall, aspen birch forests covered less than one percent of Michigan in the mid 1800’s.