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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.
Betula alleghaniensis, Yellow Birch; Betula lenta ... an encyclopedia of characteristics for around 200 tree species native to the United States published by the ...
Betula platyphylla (Betula pendula var. platyphylla) - Siberian silver birch; Betula populifolia - Gray birch; Betula szechuanica (Betula pendula var. szechuanica) - Sichuan birch; Tetraploid (4n = 56). Betula celtiberica - Iberian white birch; Betula pubescens - White birch, European white birch or downy birch Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosa ...
Betula alleghaniensis: yellow birch Betulaceae (birch family) 371 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 ...
Betula alleghaniensis (yellow birch) [36] The most economically productive birch native to the US, used for plywood, furniture and carpentry. Often found in damp soils with good drainage in hilly terrain. Uses: timber; palatable food, veneers. [37] GA KY NC SC TN, the eastern Midwest, New England and the Mid-Atlantic
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.
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.
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 ...