Betula grossa
Betula grossa | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Betula grossa, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, England | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Betulaceae |
Genus: | Betula |
Subgenus: | Betula subg. Betulenta |
Species: | B. grossa |
Binomial name | |
Betula grossa Siebold & Zucc. | |
Synonyms[2] | |
|
Betula grossa, commonly known as Japanese cherry birch (Japanese: 梓 azusa), is a species of birch native to Japan, where it grows naturally in mixed woodland on hill and mountain slopes in Honshu, Shikoku , and Kyushu. It was introduced to the West in 1896, but remains rare in cultivation.[3]
Description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/SHHG_Betula_grossa_foliage.jpg/140px-SHHG_Betula_grossa_foliage.jpg)
Betula grossa is conical in outline, but its most distinctive feature is its cherry-like bark, with horizontal stripes of reddish-grey becoming dark grey with age, exfoliating in thin papery curls. The dark green leaves are up to 10 cm long and turn golden-yellow in autumn. The shoots are aromatic, and carry long, yellow-brown, male catkins in early spring. [1]. The species is considered closely related to the American birch Betula lenta.[3] Hardiness: RHS H4.[2]
References
- ^ Shaw, K.; Roy , S.; Wilson, B. (2014). "Betula grossa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194642A2355124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194642A2355124.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Betula grossa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b White, J. & More, D. (2003). Cassell's Trees of Britain & Northern Europe, 304–305 Cassell's, London. ISBN 0304361925
- v
- t
- e