Betula pubescens - Wikipedia
Betula pubescens (syn. Betula alba), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia, growing further north than …
Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) - Woodland Trust
Found throughout Europe, downy birch tends to grow on damper soils than silver birch and can even tolerate peat bogs and clay. Its range is more northerly and western than silver birch, and it can grow at higher elevations.
Downy birch - The Wildlife Trusts
A spindly tree of heathland and moorlands, and damp soils, the Downy birch is well known for its paper-thin, white bark. It is so-called for the hairy stalks from which its leaves grow; the Silver Birch is hairless.
Betula pubescens - Landscape Plants | Oregon State University
Downy Birch (B. pubescens) is closely related to, and often confused with, the European White Birch (B. pendula). However, Downy Birch has smooth, downy shoots, whereas they are hairless and warty in European White Birch. Young leaves of Downy Birch are thinly pubescent.
How to Identify Downy Birch Trees | A Comprehensive Guide
Learn how to identify Downy Birch trees with our comprehensive guide. Discover key features, habitat, and tips for recognizing Downy Birch in the wild.
Betula pubescens — downy birch - Go Botany
Downy birch is native to Europe but has naturalized in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont. True to its species name, its twigs are covered in short, stiff hairs. Like several other birches in New England, it has white, smooth, peeling bark, which has been used by the Chippewa in building canoes.
How to Identify & Propagate Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
A field guide on how to identify and propagate Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), a hardy tree that is native to Europe. Downy birch leaves are ovated shaped, with serrated margins, and grow in alternate arrangements along the stems.
Plant FAQs: Betula Pubescens – Downy Birch - monsteraholic.com
Betula Pubescens, commonly referred to as Downy Birch, is a deciduous tree native to Europe and parts of Asia. It’s known for its distinctive white bark and delicate, ovate leaves. One of the defining characteristics of Betula Pubescens is the downy hairs …
Downy birch (DBI) - Forest Research
Downy birch is one of two native birches in Britain and was historically an important source of wood for fuel, charcoal and small wood products, particularly wooden bobbins. It was not...
Exploring Downy Birch, European White Birch: Characteristics, …
Discover the Downy Birch, also known as the European White Birch. From its striking appearance to its versatile uses, learn all about this sustainable species ideal for specialty wood products.