Poplar kin (5)

I believe the answer is:

aspen

(Other definitions for aspen that I've seen before include "winter resort" , "Very timid" , "Tree that quivers" , "Tree, kind of poplar" , "One trembling" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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