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Betula dahurica
Origin: China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia.
| Family |
| Betulaceae |
| Genus |
| Betula |
| Species |
| dahurica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 20 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species is considered to be locally threatened in Japan and has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Forests, dry or moist slopes and rocks on mountain summits at an altitude of 400-1,30 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Fissured, blackish-brown with glabrous reddish-brown or dark brown branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| ovate, broadly ovate or elliptic, with 6-8 lateral veins on either side, 4-8 x 3.5-5 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Oblong female inflorescence. |
| Fruit Description |
| Broad elliptic and glabrous nutlet with wings 1/2 its length, produced July through August. |
| Texture Description |
| Hard and dense. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Used for making agricultural tools and furniture. |
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