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Betula
alleghaniensis (lutea) |
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Yellow Birch |
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Upright, oval-headed, with an
open crown. |
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60-75 (up to 90) feet tall with
a spread of 30-40 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Flowers
are borne in catkins the male catkins are
pendulous, while the females are upright. |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
3-5 inches long, ovate with a serrate margin,
dull dark green in color. |
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Fall color is yellow. |
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Bark is yellowish or silvery
gray, separating into thin flakes, with
prominent horizontal lenticels, becoming
reddish brown on older trunks, with ragged-edged
plates. Stems have a wintergreen fragrance when
crushed. |
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Fruit is a very small, brown
nutlet. |
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