Pando (from Latin pando 'I spread') [1] is the world's largest tree, a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) located in Sevier County, Utah, United States, in the Fishlake National Forest.

Pando is simultaneously the laregst aspen clone, the heaviest tree by dry weight and the largest tree by land mass. A masterpiece of botanical imagination, how Pando came to be is even more improbable than challenges of classifying it.

Nov 10, 2010 · “Pando” is a Latin word that translates to “I spread.” Spanning 107 acres and weighing 6,615 tons, Pando was once thought to be the world’s largest organism (now usurped by thousand-acre fungal...

Pando is an aspen clone that originated from a single seed and spreads by sending up new shoots from the expanding root system. Pando is believed to be the largest, most dense organism ever found at nearly 13 million pounds. The clone spreads over 106 acres, consisting of over 40,000 individual trees.

Utah is also home to Pando, the world’s largest tree. This review details the geology and geomorphological literature about Pando's home. Read our Natural History of Pando to learn about the land it calls home and the people who lived their lives with the tree.

Nov 8, 2024 · Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats mean the plant is now in decline.

Nov 16, 2022 · Known as the “Trembling Giant,” Pando is more than just your average arbor. Widely considered the world’s largest tree with one vast root system, the aspen clone is also one of the...

Nov 12, 2024 · Pando, an enormous quaking aspen that spans more than 100 acres (40 hectares) in Utah, is not only one of the largest known organisms on Earth — it's also one of the oldest, scientists have...

Pando is a single tree that spans 106 acres. Pando is the world’s largest tree. Botanists Burton Barnes and Jerry Kemperman were the first to document the Pando tree in 1976. Pando is male and regenerates itself by sending up new stems from the roots – a process known as suckering.

Pando is the name of the many-trunked tree system that inspired all this. Pando is, in fact, the scientific name of the largest organism on Earth, the one-tree aspen forest in Utah made up of over 47,000 trunks, and millions of leaves, connected through one root system.