Kingdom Plantae Family Betulaceae Rank Species | Order Fagales Genus Betula | |
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Similar Betula maximowicziana, Betula medwediewii, Betula chinensis, Betula lenta, Betula ermanii | ||
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Betula grossa , commonly known as Japanese cherry birch, is a species of birch native to Japan, where it grows naturally in mixed woodland on hill and mountain slopes in Honshu, Shikoku , and Kyushu. It was introduced to the West in 1896, but remains rare in cultivation.
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Description
B. grossa is conical in outline, but its most distinctive feature is its cherry-like bark, with horizontal stripes of reddish-grey becoming dark grey with age, exfoliating in thin papery curls. The dark green leaves are up to 10 cm long and turn golden-yellow in autumn. The shoots are aromatic, and carry long, yellow-brown, male catkins in early spring. [1]. The species is considered closely related to the American birch Betula lenta. Hardiness: RHS H4.[2]
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