Eabha         Symbol:

Sound value: E/EA

Literal meaning: Aspen

Features: Deciduous tree that sends up suckers to grow in natural groves. Found in sunny wet areas. (Willow Family)

Uses: Wood for misc items, i.e. shields. Medicinal uses.

Note: no direct local native equivalent found- this is not a Populus spp. tree, but has similar features to aspen.

Features: Medium to large deciduous tree (Altingiaceae Family)

Uses: used as flooring, furniture, veneers, home interiors, & other lumber applications, used as paper pulp, & to make baskets. Resin used. Medicinal uses. +

+ School of Forest Res. & Conserv., Univ Florida, Forest Trees