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COMMON NAME

Black birch

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Betula lenta

Plant family

Birch (Betulaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Leaves ovate in shape and finely toothed. Broken twigs are fragrant with the scent of wintergreen. Bark is dark brown or gray, shiny, and usually not peeling.
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Leaves ovate in shape and finely toothed. Bark is dark brown or gray, shiny, and usually not peeling, and may be furrowed when mature. Broken twigs are fragrant with the scent of wintergreen. The flowers and fruit are produced in hanging catkins; the small winged seeds are released in the fall and winter. Found mostly in moist woods.
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Did you know?

Black birch has both male and female flowers that bloom in April. The male catkins are 2-3 inches long, while the female catkins are only 1 inch long.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Connecticut , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , Vermont , West Virginia
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