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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A common name for two [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=birch birch] trees, ''Betula lenta'' (sweet birch) and ''Betula nigra'' (river birch), native to eastern North America. Black birch has a hard, dense wood with a straight, fine grain. It is used for cabinetry and flooring.
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A common name for two [[birch]] trees, ''Betula lenta'' (sweet birch) and ''Betula nigra'' (river birch), native to eastern North America. Black birch has a hard, dense wood with a straight, fine grain. It is used for cabinetry and flooring.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
''Betula lenta;Betula nigra''; bouleau noir (Fr.); sweet birch; cherry birch; river birch
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''Betula lenta; Betula nigra''; bouleau noir (Fr.); sweet birch; cherry birch; river birch
  
 
[[File:14_River Birch_100x_Tan.jpg|thumb|River Birch
 
[[File:14_River Birch_100x_Tan.jpg|thumb|River Birch
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== Authority ==
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 104
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 104
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: Virginia Tech Dencrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
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* Website address 1  Comment: Virginia Tech Dencrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
  
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Birch (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
 
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Birch (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
  
* Random House, Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Revision as of 14:07, 29 April 2016

River Birch (Betula nigra)

Description

A common name for two Birch trees, Betula lenta (sweet birch) and Betula nigra (river birch), native to eastern North America. Black birch has a hard, dense wood with a straight, fine grain. It is used for cabinetry and flooring.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Betula lenta; Betula nigra; bouleau noir (Fr.); sweet birch; cherry birch; river birch

River Birch (Betula nigra)

Other Properties

Tree height= 20-25m Bark =smooth creamy color peeling in papery sheets

Additional Images


Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 104
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Website address 1 Comment: Virginia Tech Dencrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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