Betulaceae

Birch Familiy (Betulaceae)

Alnus firma Alnus firma	American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana	Birch Betula pendula	Black Birch Betula lenta
Blue Birch Betula caerulea	Ermans Birch Betula ermanii	European Alder Alnus glutinosa	European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Grey Alder Alnus incana	Italian Alder Alnus cordata	Maximowicz Birch Betula maximowicziana	Monarch Birch Betula maximowicziana
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera	Red Alder Alnus rubra	Spaeth's Alder Alnus spaethii	Turkish Filbert Hazel Corylus colurna
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis

Birch Betula pendula The European white birch is widespread in Europe and beyond. It is an excellent pioneer plant as it provides very little demands on the soil. Because the birch sprouts early, it is used in many countries for spring rituals.	Black Birch Betula lenta The Black birch is native to eastern North America. The conspicuous fall foliage makes it a popular garden tree. Young twigs taste sweet.
Ermans Birch Betula ermanii The Gold birch comes from Asia and is very frost-hardy. It is also called Kamchatka birch. Their main occurrence is north-east of the Ural Mountains up into China.	European Alder Alnus glutinosa The European alder (Alnus glutinosa) is also known as red alder in Europe, but it is not to be confused with the Red alder (Alnus rubra), which is widespread in North America, where it is also called Oregon alder.
European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus The Hornbeam is widespread in Europe and western Asia. At altitudes above 600 meters, the hornbeam is not found.	Monarch Birch Betula maximowicziana The monarch birch is native to Japan and grows very quickly as all birches.
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera The Paper birch is native to North America. The bark of the paper birch was formerly used as paper. The bark is water impermeable and was also used in canoe construction.	Red Alder Alnus rubra This alder is widespread and based in Alaska, North America and Western Canada.
Spaeth's Alder Alnus spaethii The Spaeth's alder is a hybrid of Japanese alder (Alnus japonica) and Caucasian alder (Alnus subcordata). The alder is named after the botanist Franz Späth (25.2.1839-02.021913) named a nursery owner and botanist from Berlin.	Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis The yellowish bark of birch gives it its name. It was first discovered at Allegehny River in the U.S. hence its botanical name. The gold birch since 1993 national tree of Québec (Canada).

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