Betula grossa
Japanese Cherry Birch
4
Japan

Pyramidal
25 feet
 
 
Alternate, simple, 2 to 4” long, one-half as wide, ovate to oblong-ovate, acuminate, , subcordate at base, coarsely double toothed, glandular beneath, with 10 to 15 vein pairs with silky pubescence, lustrous dark green; petiole-1 /2 to 1” long, silky.
Yellow.
 
Wintergreen scent. Bark is reddish brown and resembles cherry stems.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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