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Betula papyrifera
Birches are trees of the colder regions of the northern hemisphere. Native to North America.
Habitus: The largest of the birches. Young birch trees brownish red, bark reddish at first, later pure white. Crown sparsely branched.
Leaf: Leaves ovate, dark green, yellow in autumn.
Flower: Flower catkins before leafing.
Fruit: Fruit is a small nut.
It grows quickly on any soil. Requires a sunny location. The birch has shallow roots and pushes shrubs out of its neighbourhood.
Seeding, sprouts
Betula papyrifolia ‘Fastigiata’
Anoplophora chinensis