Betula pubescens var. pubescens Kindb.

Bouleau pubescent (fr), Bouleau blanc (fr)

Variety

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Betula > Betula pubescens

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous tree. It grows 22-24m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 22.0 - 24.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal tea wood
Edible barks leaves roots saps
Therapeutic use Anodyne (unspecified), Burn (unspecified), Chafe (unspecified), Dandruff (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scald (unspecified), Sciatica (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sugar (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bilious (unspecified), Breast (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hairblack (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified)
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°) 3
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -45
Optimum temperature (C°) 10 - 18
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Betula pubescens var. pubescens world distribution map, present in France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77167690-1
WFO ID wfo-0000336212
COL ID LP4G
BDTFX ID 9629
INPN ID 612202
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Betula andreji Betula aspleniifolia Betula aurea Betula borysthenica Betula broccembergensis Betula canadensis Betula glabra Betula glauca Betula krylovii Betula platyodontia Betula pontica Betula rotundata Betula sokolowii Betula stenocarpa Betula pubescens f. rubra Betula acuminata Betula baicalia Betula coriifolia Betula dalecarlica Betula macrostachya Betula major Betula microdontia Betula murithii Betula nigricans Betula subarctica Betula subodorata Betula torfacea Betula tricholepidea Betula virgata Betula lenta Betula alba Betula ambigua Betula laciniata Betula megaloptera Betula callosa Betula sajanensis Betula callosa Betula tomentosa Betula glutinosa Betula odorata Betula rhombifolia Betula alba var. glabrata Betula alba subsp. glutinosa Betula pubescens var. appressa Betula pubescens var. pubescens Betula aurata var. rhombifolia Betula subarctica var. pojarkovae Betula jacutica Betula ovata Betula pubescens f. columnaris Betula pubescens f. hibernifolia Betula urticifolia Betula carpatica Betula hackelii

Lower taxons

Betula lenta f. uber Betula lenta f. lenta