Biology:Betula ermanii
| Erman's birch | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Neurobetula |
| Species: | B. ermanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Betula ermanii Cham.
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Betula ermanii, or Erman's birch,[1] is a species of birch tree belonging to the family Betulaceae. It is an extremely variable species and can be found in Northeast China, Korea, Japan , and Russian Far East (Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Kamchatka). It can grow to 20 metres (66 ft) tall.[2] It is noted for its peeling bark, which can sometimes be removed in sheets, but usually shreds and hangs from the trunk and under branches. Yellow-brown male 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]
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.
Street tree in Brockley, south east London
References
- ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 373. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ Pei-chun Li & Alexei K. Skvortsov. "Betula ermanii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200006146.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=243 [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Trees for Sale - Buy Trees Online - Barcham Trees - Barcham Trees". https://www.barcham.co.uk/products/betula-ermanii.
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
Wikidata ☰ Q163544 entry
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