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Betula alleghaniensis Britton

Yellow Birch

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Abedul amarillo
Deutsch Gelbbirke
English Yellow Birch
Français Bouleau jaune
Italiano Betulla gialla
Suomi Keltakoivu
Norsk Gulbjørk
Čeština Žlutá bříza
Español Abedul amarillo
Svenska Gulbjörk
Polski Brzoza żółta
Український Жовта береза
Român Mesteacăn galben
Русский Жёлтая берёза
Български Жълта бреза
EESTI Kollane kask
日本語 キイロハンノキ
中文 黄橡树
Other names Abedul amarillo

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions Nordamerika, östlich
States and Territories New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; Illinois; Iowa; Minnesota; Wisconsin; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Alabama; Georgia; Kentucky; Maryland; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Betulaceae
Genus Betula
Species alleghaniensis
Author citation Britton
Scientific name Betula alleghaniensis Britton

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

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 550.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 670.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 710.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Yellow Birch

Hough

Yellow Birch

BTAL , curly, riegel, aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

Yellow Birch

BTAL , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Yellow Birch

BTAL , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson