Betula lenta
Sweet Birch
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Zuckerbirke; Kirschbirke | |
| English | Sweet Birch | |
| Français | Bouleau doux | |
| Italiano | Betulla dolce | |
| Suomi | Sokerikoivu | |
| Norsk | Sukkerbjørk | |
| Čeština | Sladká bříza | |
| Español | Abedul dulce | |
| Svenska | Sötbjörk | |
| Polski | Brzoza słodka | |
| Український | Солодка береза | |
| Român | Mesteacăn dulce | |
| Русский | Сладкая берёза | |
| Български | Сладка бреза | |
| EESTI | Magus kask | |
| 日本語 | スイートシラカンバ | |
| 中文 | 甜桦 | |
| Other names | Abedul dulce |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Nordamerika, östlich | |||
| States and Territories | Ontario; Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Vermont; West Virginia; Alabama; Georgia; Kentucky; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Betula | |||
| Species | lenta | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Betula lenta L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/betbe-bi.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb bis hell bis rot/braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.46-0.61-0.8 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
, 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid
Betula lenta , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fall Leaves
, Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson