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Resin birch

Betula neoalaskana

Also called Alaska Birch, Alaska Paper Birch, Alaska White Birch, Japanese White Birch, Manchurian Birch, Northwestern White Birch, Paper Birch

Resin birch
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Betulaceae (Birch family)
Grows as
Tree

About

Betula neoalaskana (syn. B. resinifera) or Alaska birch, also known as Alaska paper birch or resin birch, is a species of birch native to Alaska and northern Canada. Its range covers most of interior Alaska, and extends from the southern Brooks Range to the Chugach Range in Alaska, including the Turnagain Arm and northern half of the Kenai Peninsula, eastward from Norton Sound through the Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, southern Nunavut, and into northwestern Ontario.

This tree typically grows to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall, occasionally up to 25 m (82 ft), and achieves a trunk diameter of 30–50 cm (12–20 in), and sometimes to more than 60 cm (24 in). It grows in a variety of habitats, from wetlands to ridgetops at altitudes of 100–1,200 m (330–3,940 ft).

Other Betula plants

Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis · Yellow birch · Himalayan birch · Betula austrosinensis · Betula celtiberica · Chichibu Birch · China birch · Hearleaf Birch · Korean Birch · Asian Black Birch · Erman's Birch · Japanese bog birch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Betula neoalaskana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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