Betula alba L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Betulaceae

• Scientific Name

  Betula alba L.

• Description

  Species Description - (B. pubescens Ehrh.), the Old World counterpart of B. papyrifera, occasionally escapes from cult. It is more stiffly erect, with evidently resinous buds and mostly smaller lvs (3–5 cm on the fertile shoots) and pistillate catkins (1.5–3 cm). In Eurasia it is largely confined to wet habitats, whereas B. pendula grows in ordinary well drained soil.