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  2. Birch wood - Wikipedia

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    Ray section of birch wood. Birch wood is a type of wood of the birch. Birch wood is pale yellow-brown wood having a close, straight grain and uniform texture that finishes to a smooth surface. Sometimes it is dyed to imitate mahogany. This type of wood is used for among others firewood, turnery, furniture, cabinetry, tools handles, hoops ...

  3. Birch - Wikipedia

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    A birch bark inscription excavated from Novgorod, circa 1240–1260. Wood pulp made from birch gives relatively long and slender fibres for a hardwood. The thin walls cause the fibre to collapse upon drying, giving a paper with low bulk and low opacity. The birch fibres are, however, easily fibrillated and give about 75% of the tensile strength ...

  4. Curly birch - Wikipedia

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    Curly birch wood Pen and letter opener V pattern in the cross-sectional view. Curly birch [1] (Betula pendula var. carelica) is a variant of the plant species silver birch (also known as warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch) with a genetic defect that causes the tree to twist on the stem with curls.

  5. Birch bark - Wikipedia

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    A Russian birch bark letter from the 14th century Birchbark shoes. Birch bark or birchbark is the bark of several Eurasian and North American birch trees of the genus Betula.. The strong and water-resistant cardboard-like bark can be easily cut, bent, and sewn, which has made it a valuable building, crafting, and writing material, since pre-historic times.

  6. Betula lenta - Wikipedia

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    The wood of black birch is heavy at 47 pounds per cubic foot and is used for furniture, millwork, and cabinets. It is similar to yellow birch wood and often not distinguished from it in the lumber trade. [6] The sap flows about a month later than maple sap, and much faster. The trees can be tapped in a similar fashion, but must be gathered ...

  7. Betula populifolia - Wikipedia

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    Gray birch wood is soft and easily turned, so it is often made into spools, clothespins, and other turned woodenware. It is most commonly used as firewood. The wood is less sought after than paper birch due to its short lifespan, smaller size, and less common distribution.

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  9. Betula papyrifera - Wikipedia

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    Betula papyrifera (paper birch, [5] also known as (American) white birch [5] and canoe birch [5]) is a short-lived species of birch native to northern North America. Paper birch is named after the tree's thin white bark, which often peels in paper -like layers from the trunk.

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