LIGNUM – Holzwirtschaft Schweiz | Economie suisse du bois | Economia svizzera del legno
Mühlebachstrasse 8 | 8008 Zürich | Tel. 044 267 47 77 | Fax 044 267 47 87 | info@lignum.ch

> Printversion

> Catalog Wood species

Betula nigra L.

River Birch

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Schwarz-Birke
English River Birch
Français Bouleau noir
Italiano Betulla nera
Suomi Mustakoivu
Norsk Svartbjørk
Čeština Černá bříza
Español Abedul negro
Svenska Svartbjörk
Polski Brzoza czarna
Український Чорна береза
Român Mesteacăn negru
Русский Чёрная берёза
Български Черна бреза
EESTI Must kask
日本語 クロシラカンバ
中文 黑桦
Other names Fluss-Birke (USA)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

Origin

States and Territories Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Missouri; Oklahoma; Wisconsin; Connecticut; Indiana; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; West Virginia; Texas; Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; District of Columbia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae
Genus Betula
Species nigra
Author citation L.
Scientific name Betula nigra L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

River Birch

Hough

Bark

River Birch

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

River Birch

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

River Birch

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

River Birch

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

River Birch

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson