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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 ...
Betula nigra, the black birch, river birch or water birch, is a species of birch native to the Eastern United States from New Hampshire west to southern Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and west to Texas. It is one of the few heat-tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold-weather trees which do not thrive in USDA Zone 6 and up.
Black birch is a common name for several trees, and may refer to: . Asian black birch, the English name for Betula dahurica, tree species native to eastern Asia; Black birch, a common name for Betula lenta, also known as sweet birch, tree species native to eastern North America, sometimes used to produce oil of wintergreen
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 ...
sweet birch; cherry birch; black birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula mandschurica: Manchurian birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula maximowiczii: monarch birch
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.
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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 ...