Betula populifolia


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Noun1.Betula populifolia - medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless woodBetula populifolia - medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
American gray birch, American grey birch, gray birch, grey birch
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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On my property, I happen to have mostly gray birch (Betula populifolia), which is small and short-lived but makes wonderful syrup.
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2-4 m) grey birch, Betula populifolia Marshall, on the edge of large block of deciduous forest.
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Among the trees of eastern North America, it seems probable that some trees that are typically multitrunked, such as Betula populifolia and Ostrya virginiana, utilize the resource-remobilization strategy when sprouting.
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