Nature Is Truly Amazing

 I have noticed that the aspen trees are really coming back after the wildfire. The top photo reflects how they had the bark burned off of them and are now dead. However the aspen trees are actually a family of trees that all share a common root system. I read that the family of trees can live 2-3,000 years since they all spring forth from the same root system.

Now that so many of the mature aspen trees have died from the wildfire there is an abundance of trees popping up like in the second photo. They are usually slow growing but this one is 1 1/2' tall already. There are small aspens like this in profusion since the adult mature trees have died and are not taking nutrients from the common root system. Nature is truly amazing....