Betula schmidtii Regel

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Betulaceae > Betula

Characteristics

Trees to 35 m tall; bark black or black-brown, fissured. Branchlets purplish brown, densely villous, sparsely resinous glandular. Petiole 5-10 mm, villous; leaf blade ovate, ovate-elliptic, or elliptic, 4-8 × 2.5-4.5 cm, subleathery, shiny, abaxially densely resinous punctate and sparsely villous along veins, adaxially glabrous, base rounded, margin irregularly and doubly or simply minutely serrate; lateral veins 8-10 on each side of midvein. Female inflorescence erect, oblong-cylindric, 2-3 cm × 7-8 mm; peduncle robust, 3-6 mm, sparsely pubescent; bracts 4-5 mm, glabrous, 3-lobed, middle lobe lanceolate, lateral lobes spreading, ovate-lanceolate, ca. 1/2 as long as middle lobe. Nutlet ovate, ca. 2 × 1.5 mm, sparsely pubescent, with very narrow wings. Fl. Jun, fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Temperate broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 700-800 metres. Rocky crests and stony slopes, in deciduous or mixed forests.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses 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°) 11 - 13
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Betula schmidtii unspecified picture

Distribution

Betula schmidtii world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Conservation status

Betula schmidtii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295205-1
WFO ID wfo-0000336873
COL ID 5WJZQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Betula schmidtii f. angustifolia Betula schmidtii Betula schmidtii var. angustifolia