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Betula lenta |
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Sweet Birch, also called Black or Cherry Birch |
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Maine to Alabama, west to Ohio -
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Pyramidal |
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40 t0 55 feet in the landscape with a spread of 35 to 45
feet - Medium growth rate. |
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monoecious,
staminate catkins, 2 to 3” long |
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Alternate, simple, ovate or ovate-oblong, 2 1/2 to 6”
long, 1 1/2 to 3 1/2” wide, acuminate, mostly cordate,
serrated, often doubly, glossy dark green and glabrous
above, paler beneath and hairy on veins, 10 to 13 vein
pairs; petiole 1/2 to 1” long, pubescent. |
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Golden yellow. |
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Reddish brown bark |
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Small winged
nutlets on a 3/4 to 1 1/3 inch strobile. |
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