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Betula cordifolia
Also called Mountain White Birch, Speckled Birch, Mountain Paper Birch, Heartleaf Birch, Eastern Paper Birch, Heart Leaf Birch, Heart Leaved Birch
Hearleaf birch is a deciduous tree or large shrub native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, known for white peeling bark and heart-shaped leaves. It is a hardy northern tree that does best in cool climates with moist soil.
Betula cordifolia, the mountain paper birch or heartleaf birch (also known as mountain white birch or eastern paper birch) is a birch species native to Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Until recently it was considered a variety of Betula papyrifera (paper birch), with which it shares many characteristics, and it was classified as B. papyrifera var. cordifolia (Regel) Fern.
Betula cordifolia is found in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, northwestern Ontario, Northern New York State, and New England. It is generally found in northern habitats or high elevations, particularly on moist ground. It is also found at high elevations on the slopes of the Black Mountains in Western North Carolina.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Betula cordifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
