Betula dahurica Pall.

Asian black birch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Betula

Characteristics

Trees to 20 m tall; bark black-brown, fissured. Branches red-brown or dark brown, shiny, glabrous; branchlets red-brown, villous, with dense, resinous glands. Petiole 0.5-1.5 cm; leaf blade ovate, broadly ovate, rhombic-ovate, or elliptic, 4-8 × 3.5-5 cm, abaxially densely resinous glandular along veins, bearded in axils of lateral veins, adaxially glabrous, base subrounded, broadly cuneate, or cuneate, margin irregularly and acutely doubly serrate, apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 6-8 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence erect or pendulous, oblong-cylindric, 2-2.5 × ca. 1 cm; peduncle 5-12 mm; bracts 5-6 mm, ciliate, 3-lobed, middle lobe oblong-lanceolate, lateral lobes spreading or recurved, ovate or broadly ovate, ca. as long as middle lobe. Nutlet broadly elliptic, glabrous, with membranous wings ca. 1/2 as wide as nutlet. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug. 2n = 56.
Life form -
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 18.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed or coniferous forests, dry or moist, sunny slopes, rocks on mountain summits; at elevations from 400-1,300 metres. Found on dry well drained ridges, slopes, terraces, riverbanks, sandy crests and river valleys.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses fodder wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Betula dahurica unspecified picture

Distribution

Betula dahurica world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Betula dahurica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295071-1
WFO ID wfo-0000332124
COL ID LP6X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Betula dahurica Betula dioica Betula dahurica var. maximowiczii Betula dahurica var. oblongifolia Betula dahurica var. ovalifolia Betula dahurica var. tiliaefolia

Lower taxons

Betula dahurica var. okuboi Betula dahurica var. parvifolia Betula dauhrica var. dauhrica