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Betula grossa |
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Japanese Cherry Birch |
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Japan |
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Pyramidal |
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25 feet |
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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. |
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Yellow. |
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Wintergreen scent.
Bark is reddish brown and resembles cherry
stems. |
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