Aspens or aspen [Archive]

Dust

03-13-2006, 20:51

Which is the correct plural for aspen trees, aspens or aspen? I'm not from Colorado, but I love aspen(s) and don't want to sound like a fool.

Old Spice

03-13-2006, 20:58

Which is the correct plural for aspen trees, aspens or aspen? I'm not from Colorado, but I love aspen(s) and don't want to sound like a fool.

The original Anchorman script:

"It's a fact. Aspen are the greatest tree in the history of mankind. Discovered by the Germans in 1904. They named them Aspen, which of course in German means a whale's vagina."

Cuffs

03-13-2006, 22:03

More than one aspen tree is aspens.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aspen

Whistler

03-13-2006, 22:31

World Book Encyclopedia and Merriam-Webster Dictionary agree with Wikipedia. Aspens is the preferred plural.
-Mark

weary

03-13-2006, 23:29

World Book Encyclopedia and Merriam-Webster Dictionary agree with Wikipedia. Aspens is the preferred plural.
-Mark
In Maine the correct plural of aspen is "poplars." Those of us who are nitpickers for accuracy prefer, "popples."

Weary