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Birch

Betula

Birch trees have white bark that peels like paper. They grow tall and have small, green leaves that turn yellow in the fall. Birch trees provide homes for birds and insects.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Birch is famous for its distinctive peeling bark, often bright white, silver, or sometimes bronze, with horizontal lines called lenticels. Its slender branches hold oval, toothed leaves that turn golden in autumn, making it stand out in any forest.

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Birch

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people used birch bark as one of the very first paper-like writing materials!

Birch sap can be tapped in spring to make syrup, tasting a bit like maple!

Birch wood is tough, flexible, and has been used to make everything from canoes to furniture!

Its papery bark is famously waterproof and can even light a fire when wet!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Peeling Protection

Birch has a multi-layered, papery bark that peels off, helping it shed parasites and grow without cracking.

Fähigkeit

Quick Colonizer

Birch can grow quickly, allowing it to rapidly establish itself in open areas after disturbances like fires.

Fähigkeit

Wind Travel

Birch produces tiny, winged seeds (samaras) that are easily carried by the wind to new locations to reproduce.

Maße und Details

Höhe
15-30 m
Canopy Spread
5-10 m
Essbar
Ja
Trunk Diameter
30-60 cm
Lebenserwartung
50-150 Jahre
Fruit Type
Samara
Growth Rate
Mittel
Leaf Type
Deciduous

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Birch Bark Beetle

Scolytus betulae

larvae burrow into and feed on the inner bark

eats

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

browses on young twigs, leaves, and bark during winter

depends on

Tinder Fungus

Fomes fomentarius

grows on decaying birch wood, helping decomposition

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

visits birch catkins, collecting pollen in spring

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

birch family

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy looking at birch trees from a safe distance and avoid climbing them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Birch?

15-30 m

Was ist der/die/das canopy Spread von Birch?

5-10 m

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Birch?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das trunk Diameter von Birch?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Birch?

50-150 Jahre

Wo findet man Birch normalerweise?

Forests

Was ist der/die/das fruit Type von Birch?

Samara

Was ist der/die/das growth Rate von Birch?

Mittel

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