Betula pubescens
European Birch; White Birch
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Moorbirke | |
| English | European Birch; White Birch | |
| Français | Bouleau | |
| Italiano | Moorbirke | |
| Suomi | Moorbirke | |
| Norsk | Moorbirke | |
| Čeština | Moorbirke | |
| Español | Moorbirke | |
| Svenska | Moorbirke | |
| Polski | Moorbirke | |
| Український | Moorbirke | |
| Român | Moorbirke | |
| Русский | Moorbirke | |
| Български | Moorbirke | |
| EESTI | Moorbirke | |
| 日本語 | Moorbirke | |
| Other names |
Further information
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Denmark; Finland; Great Britain; Iceland; Ireland; Norway; Sweden; Austria; Belgium; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Hungary; Netherlands; Poland; Switzerland; France; Portugal; Spain; Italy; Romania; Yugoslavia; Belarus; Baltic States; Central European Russia; East European Russia; North European Russia; South European Russia; Northwest European Russia; Ukraine; Altay; Buryatiya; Irkutsk; Krasnoyarsk; West Siberia; Yakutskiya; Khabarovsk; North Caucasus; Transcaucasus; Iran; Turkey; Greenland; British Columbia; Newfoundland; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Vermont | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Betula | |||
| Species | pubescens | |||
| Author citation | Ehrh. | |||
| Scientific name | Betula pubescens Ehrh. | |||
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 pubescens , ©Lignum
Bark
BTXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Stamm, IMG, 6486 ,
Leaves
BTXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , IMG, 6488 ,
BTXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
BTXX , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
BTXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
BTXX , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
BTXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
BTXX , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson