Dendrology Sci Name Meanings

P. tremuloides

Resembling P. tremula (European aspen) for the way the leaves shake in the wind

P. balsamifera

balsam-bearing, for the resinous buds

P. papyrifera

paper-bearing, for the bark

P. banksiana

for Joseph Banks, British botanist and Director of Kew Gardens

L. laricina

Like a larch

P. mariana

of Maryland

P. glauca

glaucous, as is the foliage

B. alleghaniensis

of the Alleghany Mountains

B. populifolia

leaves like Populus deltoides

A. rubra

red, for color of sapwood when cut

P. rubens

reddish, referring to cones

C. cordiformis

heart-shaped, apparently for the shape of the fruit

G. triacanthose

three thorned