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Betula alleghaniensis, the yellow birch, [2] golden birch, [3] or swamp birch, [4] is a large tree and an important lumber species of birch native to northeastern North America. Its vernacular names refer to the golden color of the tree's bark. [5] In the past its scientific name was Betula lutea, the yellow 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.
A trunk of a birch, with part of bark cut out 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. For all practical purposes, birch bark's main layers are the outer dense layer, white on the outside, and the inner porous ...
Other factors affect how flooring performs: the type of core for engineered floorings, such as pine, HDF, poplar, oak, or birch; grain direction and thickness; floor or top wear surface, etc. The chart is not to be considered an absolute; it is meant to help people understand which woods are harder than others.
The birch is New Hampshire's state tree and the national tree of Finland and Russia. The yellow birch is the official tree of the province of Quebec (Canada). The birch is a very important element in Russian culture and represents the grace, strength, tenderness and natural beauty of Russian women as well as the closeness to nature of the ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Sweet birch (Betula lenta) Yellow birch ... "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook ...
Betulaceae: birch family; Alnus: alders; Alnus acuminata: Andean alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus alnobetula: green alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus cordata: Italian alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus cremastogyne: long-peduncled alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus formosana: Formosan alder; Formosa alder Betulaceae (birch family ...
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