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Betula platyphylla
Also called Alaska Birch, Alaska Paper Birch, Resin Birch, Alaska White Birch, Japanese White Birch, Manchurian Birch, Northwestern White Birch
Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch or Japanese white birch, is a tree species in the family Betulaceae. It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 metres (100 feet) tall.
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
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