Betula pendula subsp. pendula
Silver Birch
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Hänge-Birke | |
| English | Silver Birch | |
| Français | Bouleau verruqueux | |
| Italiano | Betulla pendula | |
| Suomi | Riippakoivu | |
| Norsk | Hengebjørk | |
| Čeština | Bříza bělokorá | |
| Español | Abedul plateado | |
| Svenska | Vårtbjörk | |
| Polski | Brzoza brodawkowata | |
| Український | Повисла береза | |
| Român | Mesteacăn argintiu | |
| Русский | Повислая берёза | |
| Български | Висяща бреза | |
| EESTI | Rippuv kask | |
| 日本語 | シラカンバ | |
| 中文 | 白桦 | |
| Other names | Hänge-Birke (Europa) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Albania, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Betula | |||
| Species | pendula | |||
| Subpezies | subsp. pendula | |||
| Author citation | Roth | |||
| Scientific name | Betula pendula subsp. pendula Roth | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1-2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1-2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 510.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 830.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 660.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 60.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 137.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 120.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 14000.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Construction; interior panelling; plywood |
Appearances
Wood
BTXX , apfel , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , gemessert, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
BTXX , geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , maser , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , roughcut, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
Betula pendula subsp. pendula , ©Lignum
BTXX , 55x115mm , ©Silvano Schmid
Bark
BTXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
BTXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
BTXX , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
BTXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
BTXX , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
BTXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson