Pando, A Giant Organism Connected by 47,000 Aspen Stems
Pando, located in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, is a single giant organism composed of approximately 47,000 quaking aspen stems connected by a single root system underground. Spanning about 43 hectares and weighing an estimated 6,500 tons, it is considered one of the heaviest organisms on Earth.
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