Betula populifolia
Gray Birch; Wire Birch; White Birch; Poplar-leaved Birch; Old-field Birch
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| English | Gray Birch; Wire Birch;White Birch; Poplar-leaved Birch; Old-field Birch | |
| Français | Bouleau blanc | |
| Italiano | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Suomi | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Norsk | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Čeština | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Español | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Svenska | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Polski | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Український | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Român | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Русский | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Български | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| EESTI | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| 日本語 | Grau-Birke; Pappelblättrige Birke | |
| Other names | wire birch, Abedul blanco |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | North America | |||
| States and Territories | New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec; Illinois; Connecticut; Indiana; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; Delaware; Maryland; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Betula | |||
| Species | populifolia | |||
| Author citation | Marshall | |||
| Scientific name | Betula populifolia Marshall | |||
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 | 580.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 620.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 740.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Bark
BTPP , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
BTPP , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
BTPP , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
BTPP , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson