Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
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Genus
Betula
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Species
utilis
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Variety Type
Ornamental
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Variety
Betula (Birch)
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Growth Rate
Moderate.
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Foliage
Dark green, ovate, with an unevenly serrate margin. Yellow in autumn.
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Bark
Highly ornamental. Exfoliating in horizontal papery flakes to reveal creamy-white to coppery-brown bark. These papery flakes are often retained even on the trunks of mature trees.
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Ornamental Fruit
Small winged nutlets borne in a cylindrical 'cone' (strobilus) that sheds in autumn.
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Tree Habit
Upright, pyramidal.
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Flowers
Small flowers borne in catkins. Male and female flowers are separate on the same plant (monoecious).
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Height (m)
10
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Width (m)
6