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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 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 - Himalayan birch; Hexaploid (6n = 84). Betula dahurica - Dahurian birch; Betula delavayi - Delavay's birch
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 ...
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.
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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.
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.