Filed As:
Betulaceae
Betula lenta L.
Betulaceae
Betula lenta L.
Common Names:
sweet birch, cherry birch
sweet birch, cherry birch
Location:
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Eastern Loop of the Westchester Wilderness Walk of the Westchester Land Trust, Town of Pound Ridge. Coordinates taken at entrance to trail. Alt. 146m. (479 ft.)
United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Eastern Loop of the Westchester Wilderness Walk of the Westchester Land Trust, Town of Pound Ridge. Coordinates taken at entrance to trail. Alt. 146m. (479 ft.)
Description:
Tree, 20 m x 30 cm. Bark nearly black, with horizontal lenticels, and vertical fissures, shedding in relatively thick plates. Leaves usually with a truncate base, the margins shorter and less jagged than in B. alleghaniensis, the secondary veins branching toward margin. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Tree, 20 m x 30 cm. Bark nearly black, with horizontal lenticels, and vertical fissures, shedding in relatively thick plates. Leaves usually with a truncate base, the margins shorter and less jagged than in B. alleghaniensis, the secondary veins branching toward margin. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Habitat:
Deciduous forest.
Deciduous forest.
Feature Notes:
Short shoots appear to be shorter than those of B. allenghaniensis.
Short shoots appear to be shorter than those of B. allenghaniensis.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 02111387
GUID: 2a0c703f-97ec-4ea9-95bf-6d9319a870ce
NY Barcode: 02111387
GUID: 2a0c703f-97ec-4ea9-95bf-6d9319a870ce
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1806, -73.5858)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1806, -73.5858)