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Betula nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 25–30 meters (80–100 ft) with a trunk 50 to 150 centimeters (20 to 60 in) in diameter. The base of the tree is often divided into multiple slender trunks. [2] [3] Bark. Bark characteristics of the river birch differ during its youth stage, maturation, and old growth.
It typically occurs along streams in mountainous regions, [1] sometimes at elevations of 2,100 metres (6,900 feet) and in drier areas than paper birch. [2] Trunk from along the Columbia River in Chelan County, Washington. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 14 m (46 ft) high, up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) thick. [2]
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
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 ...
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.
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 populifolia, known as the gray (or grey) birch, is a deciduous tree in the family Betulaceae. It is native to eastern North America and is most commonly found in the northeast United States as well as southern Quebec , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia . [ 1 ]
Betulaceae (birch family) Betula nigra: river birch Betulaceae (birch family) 373 Betula occidentalis: water birch; western birch; red birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula papyrifera: paper birch; canoe birch; American white birch Betulaceae (birch family) 375 Betula pendula: silver birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula platyphylla: Siberian ...