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Betula alleghaniensis, forest emblem of Quebec, [6] Canada. Betula alleghaniensis is a medium-sized, typically single-stemmed, deciduous tree reaching 60–80 feet (18–24 m) tall (exceptionally to 100 ft (30 m)) [2] [7] with a trunk typically 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) in diameter, making it the largest North American species of birch.
A list of tree species, grouped generally by biogeographic realm and specifically by bioregions, and shade tolerance. Shade-tolerant species are species that are able to thrive in the shade, and in the presence of natural competition by other plants.
Betula nigra - River birch or black birch; Betula potaninii - Potanin's birch; Tetraploid (4n = 56). Betula albosinensis - Chinese red birch Betula albosinensis var. septentrionalis - North Chinese red birch; Betula ermanii - Erman's birch; Betula jacquemontii (B. utilis subsp. jacquemontii) - White-barked Himalayan birch; Betula utilis ...
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula (/ ˈ b ɛ tj ʊ l ə /), [2] in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae.
Black birch – Betula lenta, Betula nigra; Bolean birch – Betula papyrifera; Canoe birch – Betula papyrifera; Cherry birch – Betula lenta; European weeping birch – Betula pendula; European white birch – Betula pendula; Gray birch – Betula alleghaniensis; Mahogany birch – Betula lenta; Paper birch – Betula papyrifera; Red birch ...
The Betulaceae are believed to have originated at the end of the Cretaceous period (about 70 million years ago) in central China.This region at the time would have had a Mediterranean climate due to the proximity of the Tethys Sea, which covered parts of present-day Tibet and Xinjiang into the early Tertiary period.
Betula alleghaniensis: yellow birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula alnoides: alder-leaf birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula austrosinensis: South China birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula chinensis: Chinese dwarf birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula cordifolia: mountain paper birch; heartleaf birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula ...
Birch (Betula) American birches Gray birch (Betula populifolia) Black birch (Betula nigra) Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) Sweet birch (Betula lenta) Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) European birches Silver birch (Betula pendula) Downy birch (Betula pubescens) Blackbean (Castanospermum australe) Blackwood Australian blackwood (Acacia ...