The aspen tree is well known for its quivering leaves many people call the aspen tree the judas tree as it was said to be the wood used for the cross at the cruxifiction of jesus christ the aspen tree makes a good easter gift the aspen tree is a beautiful tree with a pale slender trunk crowned with shimmering green leaves in the summer and and bright gold leaves in the autumn the celts used to make shields from aspen tree wood as it was thought to protect the bearer from physical and psyc