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Betula papyrifera

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Noun1.Betula papyrifera - small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoesBetula papyrifera - small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Betula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark


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Species Common Name Scientific Name Acacia Long-spine Acacia macracantha Alder Seaside Alnus maritima Alder Speckled Alnus rugosa Anise-tree Yellow Illicium parviflorum Apple Prairie crab Maius ioensis Apricot Desert Prunus fremontii Ash Gregg Fraxinus greggii Bayberry Evergreen Myrica heterophylla Bayberry Southern Myrica cerifera Baycedar Suriana maritima Birch Kenai Betula papyrifera var.
Family Names Betula alleghaniensis, Betula papyrifera and Betula lenta of the Family Betulaceae Other Names Yellow birch: American birch Sweet birch: cherry and black birch Paper birch: white and canoe birch Weight/height 43 pounds per cubic foot Heights range from 60 to 100 feet with 3- to 4-foot diameters Mechanical properties High bending, shock resistance and crushing strengths.
floridana Florida chinkapin Castanea alnifolia grouped w/Allegheny chinkapin Northwestern paper Betula papyrifera grouped w/paper birch birch var.
 
 
 
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