Betula ermanii
Appearance
Erman's birch | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Betula |
Subgenus: | Betula subg. Neurobetula
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Species: | B. ermanii
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Binomial name | |
Betula ermanii Cham. |
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Betula ermanii, or Erman's birch,catkins appear with the leaves in spring.[3]
Erman's birch is widely cultivated outside its natural range. The cultivar 'Grayswood Hill' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
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Leading tree nurseries including Barcham Trees [5] stock the species. It is consequently a frequently encountered street tree in London and other British towns and cities.
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Street tree in Brockley, south east London
References
- ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ Pei-chun Li & Alexei K. Skvortsov. "Betula ermanii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=243 [dead link]
- ^ "Trees for Sale - Buy Trees Online - Barcham Trees - Barcham Trees".
Further reading
- Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan, 1984. ISBN 978-0-87474-708-9
- Woody Plants of Japan, Vol. 1, 2000. ISBN 4-635-07003-4