Aspen wood is lightweight and fairly weak and bendable. But, in spite of these somewhat negative features, the wood is very desirable for many uses including children’s toys, ...

Aspen Wood Products is looking to hire 15 to 20 employees for various positions including for a new pellet mill. Here workers manufacture evaporative cooling pads. (Jim Mimiaga/The Journal) ...

Denver distillery Locke + Co. has been making whiskey since 2016, and the bourbon and rye that it produces is aged in new charred oak barrels before having aspen wood discs submerged into the ...

Aspen regrows quickly from suckers, or shoots, from existing aspen roots. It’s one reason aspen is such a favored wood of loggers — no replanting is necessary, as the aspen trees quickly ...

Though the aspen trees need devastation like fire to thrive, they do not burn easily. In fact, aspen wood is often used for matches because it is not as flammable as other kinds of wood, according ...

Aspen leaves turn golden yellow, orange and red in the fall, and they account for 20% of the state's forests, ... Matches – Aspen wood is not as flammable as other trees; Saunas ...