Silver Birch
Betula pendula · Betulaceae · 처진자작나무
How to spot it
Notable for white bark that peels like paper and drooping twigs.
Look
- Leaves
- Glossy green leaves taper to a long, slender point.
- Flowers
- Yellow-brown male catkins hang down; green female catkins are smaller and upright.
- Fruit
- Cylindrical fruit clusters break apart as they ripen, scattering small samaras with broad wings.
- Bark
- Smooth white bark appears at a relatively young age.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to Europe and Asia.
- Ecology
- North American horticultural sources describe it as suited to cool climates and stressed by hot, humid summers.
Sources
- NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Betula pendula — Flora of North America
- 국립수목원 국가표준재배식물목록(개정)
- thisisFINLAND(핀란드 외무부 발행)
- thisisFINLAND(핀란드 외무부 발행) 'Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out' (Fran Weaver, 2014년 8월)
- Woodland Trust(영국 산림보전 자선단체) 'Silver birch'
- UNESCO 무형유산 'Sauna culture in Finland' (2020, 15.COM 등재)