American white birch


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Related to American white birch: Western paper birch, paper birch, Betula papyrifera, canoe birch
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Noun1.American white birch - small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoesAmerican white birch - small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
Betula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
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Wood and timber quality being in question, European white birch greatly resembles American white birch (Betula papyrifera), whereas silver birch lies between American white birch and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) (16, 25, 29).

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