Aspen trees, Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States Sep 22, 2025

Nature is full of wonders, and one of its most magical creations is the aspen trees, featured in today"s image. Unlike ordinary trees, these aspens don"t grow from separate seeds; instead, new trees sprout from the roots of existing ones, forming large groups of connected trees where all the trees belong to the same organism. The largest and oldest colony of aspen trees, named Pando, is located in Fishlake National Forest, in Utah, United States, covering an area of about 43 hectares.

© Danita Delimont/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sep 22, 2023Marsala salt pans, Italy
Sep 22, 2024Buttermere, Lake District National Park, England, United Kingdom

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 1, 2025Aurora borealis over Spirit Island on Maligne Lake, Canada
May 26, 2024Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington, USA
Jun 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
Apr 9, 2025Naxos, Cyclades, Greece
Oct 24, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
Aug 1, 2025Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Jan 13, 2025Cottage and Tŵr Mawr lighthouse, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore
June 28, 2026Saguaro cacti, Windgate Pass, McDowell Range, Arizona, USA
May 25, 2026Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Apr 1, 2026Japanese tree frog in a pink morning glory
Aug 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana
Nov 10, 2023Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Aug 22, 2023Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
Apr 3, 2024Rainbow across the Kakshaal Too mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Jan 5, 2026A herd of impalas
Sep 1, 2023Turkey tail mushroom
Dec 8, 2023La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
Aug 16, 2024Roller coaster in Nagashima Spa Land, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Aug 24, 2025European fallow deer, England
Apr 24, 2026Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Sep 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Oct 10, 2023Mount Sopris, Colorado, USA
May 4, 2026Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tataouine district in southern Tunisia
Jan 24, 2026Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
Mar 3, 2024Leopard in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Nov 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
Apr 14, 2026Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
July 1, 2026Dungeon Provincial Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada