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Betula nigra

Life Form:
Deciduous tree
Average Height:
40-70'
Bark Characteristics:
Light brown to buff, paperlike. Exfoliating on young trees, scaly on older trees.
Bloom Characteristics:
Brown and green catkins, unisexual, on the same tree. Male catkins form on twig tips in the fall and mature the following April or May. Female catkins develop with the leaves and open in early spring.
Fall Color:
Yellow
Foliage Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, oval-rhombic, base cuneate, doubly serrate, glossy green above, gray or blue-gray and pubescent beneath, with 7-9 paired veins. 1-3" long.
Fruit Characteristics:
Winged, small, brown, and many. Mature in May to June.
Structure:
Young: pyramid Mature: rounded
Range:
Central to E USA
Habitat:
Low and medium elevations, most common along streams
Topic:
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Common Name:
River Birch
Water Birch
Red Birch
Black Birch
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Rosanae
Order:
Fagales
Family:
Betulaceae
Genus:
Betula
Species:
nigra
Accession Number:
2011-1427A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display:
National Museum of the American Indian
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax70af22c35-d213-49fd-bdbc-afab6ae1d419
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-1427A
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