''Betula szechuanica'', the Sichuan birch or Szechuan birch, is a
birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 ...
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
native to
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
,
China
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, conical in shape, growing to 20 meters in height, with white bark, yellow-green male catkins or green female catkins, and dark, blue-green leaves.
Synonyms
* ''Betula platyphylla'' var. szechuanica
* ''Betula mandshurica'' var. szechuanica
* ''Betula japonica'' var. szechuanica
References
GBIF entry* Alison Hoblyn and Marie O'Hara, ''Green Flowers: Unexpected Beauty for the Garden, Container Or Vase'', page 40, Timber Press, 2009. .
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