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Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera Marshall

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Foodplant / saprobe
verruciform, scattered, erumpent, black stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph of Fusicoccum betulae is saprobic on dead twig of Betula papyrifera
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Betula papyrifera is a well-known tree of the northern forest with its paper-thin, white, peeling bark. The bark, which has a high oil content and is consequently waterproof, was used for a wide variety of building and clothing purposes by the American Indians, including the covering of the familiar birch bark canoe. It is still used for various purposes, including basketmaking, in Canada and Alaska. Variants having more or less close, dark brown bark ( B . papyrifera var. commutata ) occur locally throughout the wide range of this species; this characteristic appears to be largely environmentally caused. The species is an important successional tree, coming up readily after fires, logging, or the abandonment of cultivated land. The relatively soft, whitish wood is used extensively for such items as clothespins, spools, ice cream sticks, and toothpicks, as well as for pulpwood for paper.

Betula papyrifera is the state tree of New Hampshire.

Native Americans use Betula papyrifera medicinally in enemas, to shrivel the womb, to alleviate stomach cramps and pain, and as a tonic (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Betula × sandbergii Britton is a fairly common hybrid, occurring where the ranges of the parents ( B . papyrifera Marshall and B . pumila Linnaeus) come into contact. In most vegetative features it is intermediate between the parental conditions (K. E. Clausen 1963; C. O. Rosendahl 1928).

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Description

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Trees , to 30 m, usually 20 m or shorter; trunks often single, sometimes 2 or more, mature crowns narrowly round. Bark of young trunks and branches dark reddish brown, smooth, in maturity creamy to chalky white or pale to (infrequently) dark brown, readily exfoliating in paper-thin sheets; lenticels pale, horizontal, in maturity dark, much expanded, horizontal. Twigs without strong odor and taste of wintergreen, slightly to moderately pubescent, infrequently with scattered, small, resinous glands. Leaf blade ovate with 9 or fewer pairs of lateral veins, 5--9(--12) × 4--7 cm, base rounded, cuneate, or truncate, margins sharply to coarsely or irregularly doubly serrate or serrate-dentate, apex acute to short-acuminate; surfaces abaxially sparsely to moderately pubescent, often velutinous along major veins and in vein axils, covered with minute, resinous glands. Infructescences pendulous, cylindric, 2.5--5 × 0.6--1.2 cm, readily shattering with fruits in late fall; scales pubescent to glabrous, lobes diverging at or proximal to middle, central lobe narrowly elongate, obtuse, lateral lobes about equal in length to central lobe but several times broader, strongly divergent, held nearly at right angles to axis. Samaras with wings as broad as or slightly broader than body, extended nearly beyond body apically. 2 n = 56, 70, 84.
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Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon; Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon; Alaska, Colo., Conn., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Vt., Va., Wash., Wis., Wyo.
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Flowering late spring.
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Habitat

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Moist, ± open, upland forest, especially on rocky slopes, also sometimes in swampy woods; 300--900m.
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Synonym

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Betula alba Linnaeus var. papyrifera (Marshall) Spach; B. papyracea Aiton; B. papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) Fernald; B. papyrifera var. elobata (Fernald) Sargent; B. papyrifera var. macrostachya Fernald; B. papyrifera var. pensilis Fernald; B. papyrifera var. subcordata (Rydberg) Sargent
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Brief Summary

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Betula papyrifera is a broadly distributed tree in northern North America, occurring in Alaska, every Canadian province except Nunavit and some northern USA states. This species is often found in the southern part of the range of Black spruce dominance, and is an early invader after fire disturbance to Black spruce forests.

Preferred habitat for the Paper birch are moist, somewhat open, upland forest. This species especially thrives on rocky slopes and occasionally in swampy woods. Elevations of occurrence are typically 300 to 900 metres.
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Broad-scale Impacts of Fire

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On the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota, prescribed burning in
mid-May in aspen slash top-killed all 4- to 15-inch-diameter (10-38 cm)
paper birch trees.  These sprouted within a few weeks of the fire, but
sprout mortality over the next few years resulted in 11 percent of the
original trees dead by postfire year 5 [49].

Low-intensity prescribed surface fires (mean flame length > 1 foot [0.3
m], mean rate of spread of 10.8 feet [3.3 m] per minute) in a
30-year-old mixed hardwood stand in central Wisconsin did not kill or
top-kill any paper birch trees greater than 4 inches (10 cm) in trunk
diameter.  Most of the saplings less than 4 inches in trunk diameter,
however, were top-killed [54].

On the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 22 percent of paper birch trees were
unaffected, while 78 percent had dead or partially dead aerial crowns 2
years after a light surface fire [69].  Forty-two percent of top-killed
trees produced sprouts.

Prescribed burning in a northern Wisconsin bracken fern (Pteridium
aquilinum)-grassland killed 31 percent of paper birch trees present.
The rest were top-killed but later sprouted.  Basal area was reduced by
90 percent [68].
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Uchytil, Ronald J. 1991. Betula papyrifera. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/

Common Names

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paper birch
white birch
canoe birch
silver birch
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Cover Value

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Young paper birch stands provide prime deer and moose cover [57].
Numerous cavity-nesting birds nest in paper birch, including
woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, and swallows [44,56].
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Description

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Paper birch is a medium-sized, single- or multiple-stemmed, deciduous
tree.  In forests it typically has a slender trunk with a narrow crown,
but in openings it has a wider crown spreading out from near the base
[24].  Multiple-stemmed trees are relatively common as a result of
browsing by moose and snowshoe hares [21].  Throughout much of its range,
mature trees are 70 to 80 feet (21-24 m) tall and 10 to 12 inches (25-30
cm) in trunk diameter, but sometimes grow up to 30 inches (75 cm) in
diameter [31,57].  In Alaska, paper birch trees are commonly 20 to 60
feet (6-18 m) high and 4 to 12 inches (10-30 cm) in trunk diameter [66].

Paper birch is short-lived.  Height growth ceases at about 60 to 70
years of age; few trees live more than 140 years [24].  Paper birch is
shallow-rooted with few roots found deeper than 24 inches (60 cm) below
the soil surface [57].  The bark is reddish-brown on saplings.  On
mature trees bark is thin, white, and smooth, often separating into
papery strips, and is easily peeled off in sheets [24,66].

Male and female flowers occur in separate, pendulous catkins on the same
tree [24].  Fruits are winged-nutlets 0.06 inch (1.5 mm) long by 0.03
inch (0.8 mm) wide [57].
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Distribution

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Paper birch has a transcontinental distribution across northern North
America.  It grows from Newfoundland and Labrador west along the
northern limit of tree growth across Canada to northwestern Alaska,
south to Washington, east and north in the mountains to western Montana
and southwestern Alberta, east across the Prairie Provinces to Manitoba,
and south and east through the Lake States to New England.  Scattered
outlying populations occur in the Great Plains of Montana and North
Dakota, the Black Hills, the Appalachian Mountains from central New York
to western North Carolina, and the Front Range of Colorado [57].  Paper
birch is cultivated in Hawaii [79].

Detailed descriptions of the ranges of the six varieties are available
[38,66].
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Fire Ecology

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Adaptation to fire:  Paper birch is well adapted to fire, recovering
quickly by means of seedling establishment and vegetative regeneration
[1,39,67].  Seedling establishment is the most significant method of
postfire recovery.  Paper birch is a prolific producer of lightweight
seeds that are easily dispersed by wind and readily germinate on
fire-prepared seedbeds.  Young trees sprout from the root collar
following top-kill, but sprouting ability decreases after about 40 to 60
years of age [51].

Fire regime:  Throughout most of Alaska and Canada, paper birch is found
in boreal spruce and mixedwood forest types that burn at 50 to 150 year
intervals [17,29]. 

Fire behavior: As a forest type, paper birch stands are one of the least
flammable.  The canopy often has a high moisture content and the
understory is lush [21].  Crown fires in coniferous stands often stop at
the boundary of large paper birch stands or become slow-moving ground
fires [21,64].  As a result of this fire behavior, some large paper
birch trees often survive fire in pure stands, and thus become seed
trees for postfire establishment [51].  During dry periods, paper birch
stands will burn readily.

FIRE REGIMES :
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Fire Management Considerations

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Prescribed fire can be used to prepare cut-over sites for paper birch
seed regeneration.  In Maine, prescribed burning following winter
logging favored paper birch establishment more than other treatments
did.  Burning or disking following logging exposed mineral soils on more
than 70 percent of the logged area, while logging alone during the
summer or winter, resulted in only 5 percent mineral soil exposure.
Fourteen seed trees per acre (35/ha) were left on each treatment site.
Paper birch seedling establishment was as follows [78]:


Treatment                Posttreatment year 1     Posttreatment year 10
                          #/acre    #/ha           #/acre     #/ha

winter logging/disked    245,400   605,200         3,300      8,200
winter logging/burned     50,100   123,700         4,800     11,900
summer logging only       65,700   162,300         1,700      4,200
winter logging only       33,700    83,200         1,900      4,700

Prescribed fire can be used to enhance deer and moose winter habitat by
killing late successional conifers and promoting early successional
browse species such as paper birch [69].  It generally takes 3 to 5
years after fire for paper birch sprout and seedling growth to provide
adequate browse for deer and moose [57].  Peak browse production is
generally between 10 and 16 years after fire [57].
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Growth Form (according to Raunkiær Life-form classification)

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Phanerophyte
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Habitat characteristics

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Paper birch grows in climates ranging from boreal to humid and tolerates
wide variations in the amount and pattern of precipitation [24].  It
grows at the northern limit of tree growth in arctic Canada and Alaska,
in boreal spruce woodlands and forests, in montane and subalpine forests
of the West, in wooded draws of the northern Great Plains, and in
coniferous, deciduous, and, mixed forests of the Northeast and Lake
States [18].  It is shade-intolerant, and abundant on burned-over and
cut-over lands where it often forms pure stands [31].  It is restricted
to openings in older forests.

Paper birch is most abundant on rolling upland terrain and alluvial
sites but grows on almost any soil and topographic situation, including
rugged mountain slopes, open slopes, rock slides, muskegs, and borders
of bogs and swamps [21,24,57].  In interior Alaska, paper birch tends to
dominate cool, moist, north and east aspects, while aspen dominates
warmer and drier, south and west aspects [57].  In the mountains of New
England and New York, paper birch is one of the few hardwoods found near
timberline [76].  In North Dakota, it is mostly restricted to moist
draws on north-facing slopes [9].

Soils:  Paper birch grows best on deep, well-drained to moderately
well-drained, sandy or silty Spodosols, Inceptisols, and Entisols common
on glacial deposits [24,57].  It grows on a wide range of soil textures
from gravels to silts, and grows on organic bog and peat soils [24].

Associated trees:  In addition to those species listed under Habitat
Types and Plant Communities, common associates include bigtooth aspen
(Populus grandidentata), pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica), yellow birch,
gray birch (Betula populifolia), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), red maple
(A. rubrum), and white ash (Fraxinus americana) in the southern and
eastern part of its range, and red spruce (Picea rubens) and jack pine
in boreal regions [76].

Understory:  Conifer seedlings and saplings are typical under mature
paper birch stands.  Associated shrubs include American green alder
(Alnus crispa), beaked hazel (Corylus cornuta), raspberries and
blackberries (Rubus spp.), common bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi),
blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana), Scouler
willow (S. scouleriana), highbush cranberry (Viburnum edule),
Labrador-tea (Ledum groenlandicum), elder (Sambucus spp.), gooseberry
(Ribes spp.), and dwarf bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
[20,57,66].  In Alaska, Canada reedgrass (Calamagrostis canadensis) is
prominent in paper birch stands, but other grasslike plants, sedges
(Carex spp.), and lichens are principally absent [39].  In Labrador,
lush herbs create a nearly continuous ground layer under paper birch
stands [20].
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Habitat: Cover Types

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This species is known to occur in association with the following cover types (as classified by the Society of American Foresters):

     1  Jack pine
     5  Balsam fir
    12  Black spruce
    14  Northern pin oak
    15  Red pine
    16  Aspen
    17  Pin cherry
    18  Paper birch
    19  Gray birch - red maple
    20  White pine - northern red oak - red maple
    21  Eastern white pine
    22  White pine - hemlock
    23  Eastern hemlock
    24  Hemlock - yellow birch
    25  Sugar maple - beech - yellow birch
    27  Sugar maple
    30  Red spruce - yellow birch
    31  Red spruce - sugar maple - beech
    32  Red spruce
    33  Red spruce - balsam fir
    35  Paper birch - red spruce - balsam fir
    37  Northern white cedar
    39  Black ash - American elm - red maple
    55  Northern red oak
    60  Beech - sugar maple
   107  White spruce
   108  Red maple
   201  White spruce
   202  White spruce - paper birch
   203  Balsam poplar
   204  Black spruce
   206  Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir
   210  Interior Douglas-fir
   213  Grand fir
   217  Aspen
   222  Black cottonwood - willow
   224  Western hemlock
   228  Western redcedar
   251  White spruce - aspen
   252  Paper birch
   253  Black spruce - white spruce
   254  Black spruce - paper birch
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Habitat: Ecosystem

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This species is known to occur in the following ecosystem types (as named by the U.S. Forest Service in their Forest and Range Ecosystem [FRES] Type classification):

   FRES10  White - red - jack pine
   FRES11  Spruce - fir
   FRES18  Maple - beech - birch
   FRES19  Aspen - birch
   FRES20  Douglas-fir
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES22  Western white pine
   FRES23  Fir - spruce
   FRES24  Hemlock - Sitka spruce
   FRES25  Larch
   FRES28  Western hardwoods
   FRES38  Plains grasslands
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Habitat: Plant Associations

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This species is known to occur in association with the following plant community types (as classified by Küchler 1964):

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   K011  Western ponderosa forest
   K012  Douglas-fir forest
   K013  Cedar - hemlock - pine forest
   K014  Grand fir - Douglas-fir forest
   K015  Western spruce - fir forest
   K017  Black Hills pine forest
   K066  Wheatgrass - needlegrass
   K081  Oak savanna
   K093  Great Lakes spruce - fir forest
   K095  Great Lakes pine forest
   K096  Northeastern spruce - fir forest
   K098  Northern floodplain forest
   K102  Beech - maple forest
   K106  Northern hardwoods
   K107  Northern hardwoods - fir forest
   K108  Northern hardwoods - spruce forest
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Immediate Effect of Fire

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Fire generally kills or top-kills most paper birch trees; the thin,
flammable bark makes the bole highly susceptible to girdling even by
light surface fires [17,21,31].  Although the bark of older trees is
thicker, it is also more flammable once it begins to exfoliate [39].

Paper birch seeds on the ground are destroyed by fire.  Summer fires do
not necessarily consume the catkins, but immature seeds will not ripen
on killed or top-killed trees [63]. 
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Importance to Livestock and Wildlife

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Paper birch is an important moose browse throughout most of its range.
Its nutritional quality is poor in the winter, but it is important to
wintering moose because of its sheer abundance in young stands [57].
Peek [49] listed paper birch as one of the five most important browse
species eaten by moose in the East.  In some areas, paper birch leaves
are important in moose summer diets [36].  Although considered a
"secondary-choice food", paper birch is an important dietary component
of white-tailed deer [33].  In Minnesota, white-tailed deer eat
considerable amounts of paper birch leaves in the fall [32].

Snowshoe hares browse paper birch seedlings and saplings and porcupines
feed on the inner bark of trees [57].  In Newfoundland, paper birch was
a preferred hare browse [33].  Paper birch is also eaten by beaver [24].

Numerous birds and small mammals eat paper birch buds, catkins and
seeds.  Redpolls, siskins, and chickadees obtain a considerable portion
of their annual diet from birch seeds [51,57].  Voles and shrews also
eat the seeds [51].  Ruffed grouse eat paper birch catkins and buds
[57].

Paper birch is a favorite feeding tree of yellow-bellied sapsuckers,
which peck holes in the bark to feed on the sap [33].  Hummingbirds and
red squirrels also feed at sapwells in paper birch created by sapsuckers
[44].
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Key Plant Community Associations

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In boreal spruce ecosystems, paper birch forms nearly pure, pioneer
communities on disturbed sites.  It is rare in late successional or
climax forests and generally restricted to openings.  It is a principal
component of boreal mixedwoods in Canada because its pioneering habit is
favored by the relatively frequent 50- to 125-year fire return interval
[17].  Codominants in mixedwoods include trembling aspen (Populus
tremuloides), black spruce (Picea mariana), white spruce (P.  glauca),
jack pine (Pinus banksiana), and balsam fir (Abies balsamifera).  In the
Northern Great Plains, paper birch forms climax woodland communities on
moist, north- or east-facing slopes [23,28].

Published classifications listing paper birch as a dominant in community
types (cts), habitat types (hts), plant associations (pas), or ecosystem
associations (eas) are presented below:

      Area                 Classification            Authority

interior AK               postfire cts           Foote 1983
AK                        general veg. cts       Viereck & Dyrness 1980
AK: Kenai Peninsula       forest veg. cts        Reynolds 1990
MN: Boundary Waters       general veg. cts       Ohmann & Ream 1971
 Canoe Area        
e MT, ne WY, w ND,        forest & woodland hts  Hansen & others 1984
 w SD: Missouri Plateau
sw ND                     woodland hts           Girard & others 1989

c NF                      forest veg. cts        Damman 1964
PQ: Gaspe Peninsula       forest veg. cts        Zolaseski 1988
    St. Lawrence Valley   general veg. pas       Dansereau 1959
BC: Prince Rupert Forest  general veg. eas       Haeussler & others 1984
 Region, Interior Cedar-
 Hemlock Zone
w-c Alberta               forest eas             Corns & Annas 1986
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Life Form

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Management considerations

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Silviculture:  Paper birch is shade-intolerant and can regenerate under
even-aged silviculture.  Clearcutting is the most common silvicultural
system used for paper birch, but shelterwood, strip cuts, and small
patch cuts are used to provide partial shade where summer precipitation
is limiting [58].  For good seedling establishment at least 50 percent
of the cut area should be scarified [58].

Wildlife damage:  Severe deer or moose browsing in clearcuts can prevent
or delay paper birch regeneration [6,33].  Following timber harvest in
Newfoundland, paper birch regeneration averaged 13 inches (33 cm) tall
where moose densities were high but averaged nearly 50 inches (127 cm)
elsewhere [6].  Snowshoe hare and other small mammals often clip or gnaw
the bark of planted seedlings [57].

Chemical control:  Paper birch is susceptible to 2,4-D, 2,4,5,-T,
dichlorprop, or glyphosate applied as a foliar spray [10,24].
Glyphosate, hexazinone, or triclopyr applied by hypohatchet also kill
paper birch [24].

Leaf litter/conifer germination:  Paper birch leaf litter inhibits jack
pine, red pine (Pinus resinosa), and eastern white pine (P. strobus)
seed germination [51].

Insects:  The bronze birch borer is the most serious insect pest of
paper birch.  It attacks and can kill injured, overmature, or decadent
trees [12].  There are numerous defoliators of paper birch, but they
seldom cause mortality of healthy trees [57].

Diseases:  Bacteria or decay fungi enter paper birch boles through
wounds and branch stubs, and roots which come in contact with the roots
of other trees infected with root-rotting fungi [57,60].  Trees in
Alaska are very susceptible to decay, but elsewhere tend to contain
little defect [76].  Most diseases can be identified by observing
external signs [60].
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Nutritional Value

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Paper birch is a poor-quality winter moose browse.  At this time of
year, twigs provide adequate amounts of protein (about 7 to 8.5%
[14,48]) but are not easily digested because of high levels of lignin
[36,48].  Moose may die in the winter if restricted entirely to a diet
of paper birch [36].

Paper birch leaves sampled in July contained 16.9 percent protein [48].
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Occurrence in North America

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     AK  CO  CT  HI  ID  IL  IN  IA  ME  MA
     MI  MN  MT  NE  NH  NJ  NY  NC  ND  OH
     OR  PA  RI  SD  VT  VA  WA  WV  WI  WY
     AB  BC  LB  MB  NB  NF  NT  NS  ON  PE
     PQ  SK  YT
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Other uses and values

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Paper birch's graceful form and attractive bark make it a popular
landscape plant [57].  The sap is made into syrup, wine, beer, and
medicinal tonics.  Currently only a few small sugaring operations in
Alaska utilize paper birch [57].

Native Americans made paper birch bark into baskets, storage containers,
mats, baby carriers, moose and bird calls, torches, household utensils,
and canoes [30].  The strong and flexible wood was made into spears,
bows, arrows, snowshoes, sleds, and other items [30].
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Palatability

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Paper birch is a palatable moose browse.  In Alaska moose prefer it over
aspen, balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), and alder (Alnus spp.) but
prefer it less than willow (Salix spp.), which is the most palatable
moose browse [57].  Shaw [59] reported that white-tailed deer in the
Northeast exhibit a clear preference for birches.  Beaver generally
prefer aspen, while willow and paper birch are second choice foods [77].
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Phenology

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Paper birch male catkins are partially formed in the fall, remain
dormant in the winter, and expand to a length of about 4 inches (10 cm)
before flowering in the spring [43].  Female catkins appear in the
spring before the leaves are fully expanded.  In the southern portion of
its range flowering begins in April [24].  In Alaska flowering occurs in
May and June [66].  Seed dispersal may begin as early as August, but
most seed is dispersed from September throughout November [8].

Paper birch phenological events proceed as follows in northeastern
Minnesota [2]: 

Phenological event    Time

bud burst               April
leafing out             late April - early May
flowering begins        April
pollen shed             late April - May
seedfall begins         August
leaf color change       September
leaf fall               late September - October
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Plant Response to Fire

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Paper birch rapidly revegetates burned areas.  Sprouts, and seedlings if
seed trees are nearby, appear within the first postfire year.

Sprout production:  Young paper birch trees up to about 50 years old
sprout prolifically and vigorously after fire.  Sprouts appear a few
weeks to 2 months after spring or summer fires but not until the
following spring after late fall fires [35,50,61].  They grow rapidly
and are often 20 to 40 inches (50-100 cm) tall after one growing season
[1,35].  In Minnesota, 5-year-old postfire paper birch sprouts averaged
10 feet (3 m) in height [50].  Following prescribed spring fires at
5-year intervals in Idaho, paper birch averaged 31 to 58 basal sprouts
per plant after each fire [35]. Sprout mortality is high in the first 5
postfire years, leaving a few to several sprouts per clump [50].

Seedling establishment:  Mineral soils exposed by fire provide excellent
paper birch seedbeds, but charred or partially removed organic layers
prevent establishment.  In Alaska, germination and subsequent seedling
survival of artificially sown paper birch seed was abundant, practically
nil, and nil on severely, moderately, and lightly burned test plots,
respectively [73].

Undamaged trees within a burn or trees in nearby unburned stands are
necessary for postfire seedling establishment.  Where there are abundant
seed trees, paper birch can easily establish 10's of thousands of
seedlings per acre after fire [19,39,69].  In northern Saskatchewan,
undamaged paper birch trees released 1 and 0.4 million seeds per acre
(2.48 & 1 million/ha) in the first and second fall, respectively,
following an April wildfire [4].

Because seed dispersal occurs in the fall, seedling establishment does
not begin until the second postfire year [46].  Seedling establishment
is generally greatest from postfire years 2 to 5 [3,46].  In Labrador,
paper birch established by seed dated to within 15 years of fire, with
subsequent seedling establishment lacking [21].
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Post-fire Regeneration

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   off-site colonizer; seed carried by wind; postfire years 1 and 2
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Regeneration Processes

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Seed production:  Paper birch is a prolific seed producer.  Seed
production begins at about age 15, with optimum production at 40 to 70
years of age [11].  Trees produce good seed crops about every other
year.  Seed production over a 3-year period in Maine ranged from 2.4 to
9.8 million seeds/acre (5.9-24.2/ha) in a paper birch stand with 149
seed trees per acre (368/ha) [8].  In undisturbed paper birch stands in
Alaska, seed production varied between 2.2 and 294 million seeds/acre
(5.4-728 million/ha) [72].

Dispersal:  The small, double-winged seeds are dispersed primarily by
wind.  Most seeds fall 100 to 200 feet (30-61 m) from the parent tree
[43].  Seedfall at a clearcut edge was 60 percent of that within the
uncut stand, and at 328 feet (100 m) into the cut seedfall was 10
percent of that within the stand [57].  Seed may travel great distances
when blown across crusted snow [57].  Nearly all the seed (about 90 to
95 percent) is shed from September through November [51,57].

Seed quality and dormancy:  Discolored and empty seeds make up 14 to 47
percent of a crop [57].  Seed viability is highest during heavy seed
crop years and lowest during light seed crop years.  In Maine,
germination was 77 percent during a heavy seed year, but only 13 and 24
percent during 2 normal years [42].  Seeds dispersed early have lower
germination rates than those dispersed later [8].  A small percentage
of the seeds can remain viable on the forest floor for several years
[51].

Germination and seedling establishment:  Germination normally takes
place in the spring following dispersal.  Germination is generally best
on disturbed mineral or mixed mineral-organic soil seedbeds [24,57].
The small seeds are sensitive to soil moisture and temperature.  Thus
shade usually favors germination and initial establishment by preventing
seedbeds from drying out and reaching excessively high temperatures
[43].  South or southwest aspects, excessively drained soils,
insufficient rainfall, competing vegetation, and unshaded and
undisturbed seedbeds deter establishment [51].  Seedlings will not grow
on soils with a pH less than 5.0 [51].  Although germination and early
survival are often best on mineral soils, seedling growth is best on
humus seedbeds in moderate or full sunlight [42].  First year seedlings
are about 2 to 5 inches (5-12 cm) tall [51].

Vegetative reproduction:  Paper birch sprouts following cutting or fire.
Sprouts typically arise from the stump base or root collar [74].
Prolific sprouting is common in young trees, with some individuals
producing up to 100 sprouts [74].  Sprout growth is rapid, sometimes up
to 24 inches (60 cm) in the first growing season [24].  Sprouting vigor
decreases with age.  Forty to fifty percent of 100- to 125-year-old
trees produced stump sprouts within 1 year after cutting, while 80 to 90
percent of 40- to 50-year-old trees produced sprouts [74].
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Regional Distribution in the Western United States

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This species can be found in the following regions of the western United States (according to the Bureau of Land Management classification of Physiographic Regions of the western United States):

    2  Cascade Mountains
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
   11  Southern Rocky Mountains
   14  Great Plains
   15  Black Hills Uplift
   16  Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands
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Successional Status

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Paper birch is a short-lived, shade-intolerant, pioneer species.  It
rapidly colonizes open disturbed sites created by wildfire, windthrow,
or avalanche but lasts only one generation before it is replaced by
shade-tolerant conifers or northern hardwoods.  Paper birch seeds-in
aggressively after wildfire, often forming large, essentially pure
stands [19,21,39].  Depending on the recovery of other species following
fire, paper birch may also occur in mixed postfire stands with spruces,
aspen, and other hardwoods [15,27,39].

Seral paper birch stands resulting from wildfire in Alaska commonly have
3,000 to 6,000 trees per acre (7,470-14,820/ha) 20 years after
establishment [39].  By 60 to 90 years, stands have thinned to 500 to
800 trees per acre (1,235-1,976/ha) [19,39].  Seedbeds under these paper
birch stand are unfavorable for germination of birch seed, but spruce
seedlings are common.  By 120 to 150 years after fire, black or white
spruce dominate [39,66].

In southeastern Labrador, paper birch seedling establishment begins
promptly after fire and is restricted to the first 15 postfire years.
At 40 to 50 years after fire conifer seedlings appear in the paper birch
understory.  At 75 to 100 years, paper birch stands begin to deteriorate
and are eventually replaced by conifers unless another fire initiates
paper birch establishment [21].

In boreal mixed woods, paper birch begin dying by 75 years after fire.
At this time jack pine, black spruce, and white spruce begin to dominate
or codominate.  By 125 years most paper birch are dead [17].

In contrast to other boreal regions, paper birch persists in forests for
more than 200 years in eastern Quebec.  This is probably due to spruce
budworm outbreaks which cause white spruce to decline after about 200
years [5].

In the East, paper birch is commonly replaced by northern hardwoods on
well-drained mineral soils, and by spruces and balsam fir on shallow or
poorly drained soils [58].  In Minnesota, paper birch is often replaced
by communities dominated by shrubs, particularly beaked hazel [58]. 
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Synonyms

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Betula cordifolia Regel
Betula neoalaskana var. kenaica (W. H. Evans) Boivin
Betula papyrifera var. cummutata (Regel) Fern.
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Taxonomy

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The currently accepted scientific name of paper birch is Betula
papyrifera Marsh. [38]. It is wide ranging and exhibits considerable
ecotypic variation. Three intergrading geographical varieties are
recognized [38,57]:

Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera - typical paper birch
Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia (Regel) Fern. - mountain paper birch
Betula papyrifera var. kenaica (W. H. Evans) Henry - Kenai birch

Birch (Betula spp.) is a genetically plastic genus, often with
morphological variation continuous between species [51]. Hybridization
is common. Paper birch naturally hybridizes with almost every native
species in the genus. Named hybrids include [38,51,57]:

B. papyrifera x B. nana = B. X hornei Butler
B. papyrifera x B. populifolia = B. X caerulea Blanchard
B. papyrifera x B. occidentalis = B. X utahensis (Britt.) Dugle (Syn.=
B. X piperi Britton)
B. papyrifera x B. pumila var. glandulifera = B. X sandbergii Britt.

Crosses with yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), sweet birch (B. lenta),
and river birch (B. nigra) have not been named.
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Value for rehabilitation of disturbed sites

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Paper birch is useful for long-term revegetation and soil stabilization
of severely disturbed sites.  It is used to reclaim coal, lignite, rock
phosphate, slate, gold, oil-shale, bauxite, and other mine spoils
[52,70].  Best results are obtained by planting 2-year-old or older
bare-root or containerized stock [52].  It is occasionally transplanted
as wildlings.  Methods for collecting, extracting, cleaning, storing,
and sowing paper birch seed to produce nursery grown seedlings are
available [11,26,70].  Paper birch may also be propagated by grafting,
air layering, rooting of cuttings, or tissue-culture techniques [57].
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Wood Products Value

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Paper birch wood is used commercially for veneer, plywood, and pulpwood.
It is easily worked and takes finishes and stains readily.  Furniture,
cabinets, and numerous specialty items are made from paper birch lumber.
Tree chips are used for pulp and paper manufacture, reconstituted uses,
and fuel.  It is commonly used as fireplace and wood stove fuel [57,66].
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Distribution ( Spanish; Castilian )

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Betula papyrifera ( Catalan; Valencian )

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Betula papyrifera (bedoll del paper,[1] o bedoll de canoa és un bedoll caducifoli de curta vida, d'uns 20 m d'alt, natiu de l'Amèrica del Nord septentrional. De la seva escorça se n'extreuen unes tires similars al paper. També serveix com a font de polpa i per combustible

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  1. «Betula papyrifera» (en anglès). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture of United States.

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Betula papyrifera (bedoll del paper, o bedoll de canoa és un bedoll caducifoli de curta vida, d'uns 20 m d'alt, natiu de l'Amèrica del Nord septentrional. De la seva escorça se n'extreuen unes tires similars al paper. També serveix com a font de polpa i per combustible

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Bříza papírovitá ( Czech )

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Bříza papírovitá (Betula papyrifera) je strom až 24 m vysoký, často vícekmenný s nepravidelně vejčitou korunou. Mladá borka bílá až narůžovělá s dlouhými lenticelami, snadno se odlupujícími v úzkých příčných pásech, starší borka naspodu kmene nepravidelně rozpukaná.

Popis

Na mladých větévkách je sice kůra černohnědá, ale na kmeni i na silných větvích je křídově bílá až narůžovělá, hladká, zdobená příčnými lenticelami. Je tvořena tenkými vrstvičkami, které se papírovitě odlupují, aniž by došlo k hlubšímu poranění, které by mohlo vést k úmrtí stromu. Její bílá barva je připisována přítomnosti krystalů betulinu (voskovitá, vodu odpuzující látka), ve vrchních korových vrstvách.

Listy podstatně větší než u domácích bříz, asi 5–10 cm dlouhé a 3–5 cm široké. Na líci sytě, na rubu světle zelené. Střídavé nebo v přeslenech na zkrácených větévkách, trojboce vejčité, zašpičatělé, na bázi zaoblené nebo lehce srdčité, okraje dvakrát špičatě zubaté. Listy jsou poněkud tuhé, na rubu čepele černé žlázky, v úžlabí postranních žilek řídké chomáčky chloupků (na starších listech někdy chybějí), žilek 6–8 párů. Řapík 1,5–2,5 cm dlouhý, černě žláznatý, roztroušeně chlupatý.

Samčí jehnědy na jaře žluté, 6–10 cm dlouhé, plodní jehnědy široce válcovité, 2,5–5 cm dlouhé, převislé. Podpůrné šupiny trojklané, 5 mm dlouhé, s užším delším středním lalokem a postranními odkloněnými do stran, lem vždy širší, než semenné pouzdro.

Rozšíření

Oblast rozšíření břízy papírovité se táhne rozsáhlým územím Severní Ameriky od atlantského pobřeží Kanady až k pacifickému pobřeží Aljašky, na východě podél Appalačského pohoří do New Yorku a Pensylvánie.

Význam pro ČR

V parcích nejčastěji pěstovaný cizí druh. Proměnlivost v původním areálu značná, řada odchylek bývá hodnocena i jako samostatné druhy. Do Evropy introdukována v roce 1750, do Čech 1865. U nás ceněnou okrasnou dřevinou, neboť je značně přizpůsobivá, snáší suché i zamokřené či živinami chudé půdy.

Zajímavosti

Severoameričtí indiáni užívali voděodolnou kůru břízy jako vnější potah svých kánoí. Tenká sloupnutá vrstva se dá použít i jako papír, od toho je konečně odvozeno i vědecké druhové jméno stromu, stejně jako pojmenování v řadě národních jazyků.

Reference

  1. Červený seznam IUCN 2018.1. 5. července 2018. Dostupné online. [cit. 2018-08-09]

Literatura

  • Květena České republiky, 2. díl., Praha Academia, 1990
  • Kremer B.P., Stromy, Ikar, Praha, 1995
  • Rushforth, Keith, Svět stromů – Průvodce lesem, parkem, okrasnou zahradou, Granit, 2006
  • Větvička V., Matoušková V., Stromy a keře, Aventinum, 2000

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Die Papier-Birke (Betula papyrifera), auch bekannt als Kanu-Birke oder Amerikanische Weiß-Birke,[1] gehört zur Familie der Birkengewächse (Betulaceae). Sie ist in Nordamerika verbreitet.

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Der Name Papier-Birke und das Artepitheton papyrifera nimmt Bezug darauf, dass die Rinde von den amerikanischen Ureinwohnern als Schreibmaterial verwendet wurde. Ferner wurde die wasserdichte Rinde für die äußere Abdeckung beim Bau von Kanus benutzt.

Beschreibung

Die Papier-Birke wächst als sommergrüner, mittelgroßer Baum und erreicht Wuchshöhen von 20 Metern, in Ausnahmefällen bis zu 35 Metern, und Stammdurchmesser von bis zu 80 Zentimetern. Die weiß leuchtende Borke blättert in feinen horizontalen Streifen ab und ist oft mit kleinen schwarzen Abdrücken und Narben bedeckt. Die gestielten Laubblätter besitzen eine einfache Blattspreite, die bei einer Länge von 5 bis 12 Zentimetern und einer Breite von 4 bis 9 Zentimetern oval ist und über einen geriffelten Rand verfügt.

Wie alle Birken-Arten wird sie vom Wind bestäubt. Die Blütenstände sind 3 bis 6 Zentimeter lange Kätzchen. Die vielen kleinen geflügelten Samen, die im Herbst reif werden, befinden sich zwischen den Hochblättern im Fruchtstand.

Die Chromosomenzahl beträgt 2n = 56, 70 oder 84.[2]

Verbreitung

Die Papier-Birke ist ursprünglich im nördlichen Nordamerika beheimatet. Ihr Hauptverbreitungsgebiet reicht von Neufundland im Osten bis nach Alaska im Westen, im Süden bis nach Pennsylvania und Washington. Einzelne Vorkommen gibt es weiter südlich in den Bergen zwischen North Carolina und Colorado.

Symbolik

Die Papier-Birke ist der Landesbaum der kanadischen Provinz Saskatchewan und des amerikanischen Bundesstaates New Hampshire.

Taxonomie

Ein Synonym von Betula papyrifera Marshall ist Betula papyracea Ait.[1]

Einzelnachweise

  1. a b Robert Zander: Zander Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Hrsg. von Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold. 15. Auflage, korrigierter Nachdruck der 14. Auflage. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-5072-7.
  2. Betila paryrifera bei Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
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Die Papier-Birke (Betula papyrifera), auch bekannt als Kanu-Birke oder Amerikanische Weiß-Birke, gehört zur Familie der Birkengewächse (Betulaceae). Sie ist in Nordamerika verbreitet.

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Betula papyrifera (лат. Betula papyrifera) —быдмассэзлӧн кыдз котырись кыдз увтырын торья вид. Кыдзыс быдмӧ 20 метра вылына да овлӧ 80 метра кыза диаметрын. Кыдзпу пантасьӧ Ойвыв Америкаын.

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Betula kenaica, or Kenai birch, is a species of birch that can be found in Alaska and northwestern North America at 300 m (980 ft) above sea level.[1]

Description

It grows up to 12 m (39 ft) tall, with reddish-brown bark that may become pink or grayish-white. The leaf blades are ovate and grow in 2-6 pairs which are 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) (sometimes up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in)) long and 2.5–4.5 cm (0.98–1.77 in) wide. The leaf margins are cuneated and serrated with rounded base and acute apex. The flowers bloom in late spring while fruits fall in autumn.[2]

Uses

The buds and twigs of the plant are used as a stew flavor while its inner bark can be eaten either raw or cooked and can be used as soup thickener. The sap is used to make honey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Betula kenaica". PFAF. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Betula kenaica". 3. Flora of North America. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Betula kenaica, or Kenai birch, is a species of birch that can be found in Alaska and northwestern North America at 300 m (980 ft) above sea level.

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Papera betulo ( Esperanto )

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La papera betulo (Betula papyrifera), ankaŭ nomata amerika blanka betulo, apartenas al la familio de la Betulacoj (Betulaceae). Ĝia hejmregiono estas Nordameriko.

Nomo

La nomo papera betulo kaj la speciepiteto papyrifera rilatas al tio, ke la arboŝelo de la betulo estas uzata de la praamerikanoj kiel papersimilan materialon por surskribi. La ligno estis uzata de la praamerikanoj por konstrui kanoton.

Priskribo

La paperbetulo estas somerverda, mezgranda arbo kiu iĝas 20 ĝis 35 metrojn alta. La blanke brila ritidomo defalas en malgrandaj horizontalaj strioj.

Kiel ĉiu betulspecio, ankaŭ la papera betulo estas polenigata pere de vento. La floraro estas 3 ĝis 6 centimetrojn longaj amentoj. La multaj malgrandaj semoj havas flugilojn.

La kromosomnombro estas 2n = 56, 70 aŭ 84.

Disvastigo

La papera betulo venis el la norda Nordameriko. Ĝi kreskas origine de Novlando en la oriento al Alasko en la okcidento, en la sudo ĝis Pensilvanio kaj Vaŝingtonio. Kelkaj trovejoj ankaŭ ekzistas en la montoj inter Norda Karolino kaj Koloradio.

Simboliko

La paperbetulo estas la ŝtata arbo de la kanada provinco Saskaĉevano kaj de la usona ŝtato Nov-Hampŝiro.

Taksonomio

sinonimo de Betula papyrifera MARSHALL estas Betula papyracea AIT.

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La papera betulo (Betula papyrifera), ankaŭ nomata amerika blanka betulo, apartenas al la familio de la Betulacoj (Betulaceae). Ĝia hejmregiono estas Nordameriko.

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Betula papyrifera, el abedul papirífero[1]​ o abedul de las canoas, es una especie de árbol perteneciente a la familia de las betuláceas nativa del norte de América del Norte.

Descripción

Se trata de un árbol de tamaño mediano, caducifolio, que puede alcanzar los 20 m de altura (excepcionalmente 35 m), con un tronco de hasta 80 cm de diámetro. La corteza es de color blanco, comúnmente brillante con escamas finas en tiras horizontales, y, a menudo, negro con pequeñas marcas y cicatrices. En los menores de cinco años, en la corteza aparece lenticelas de color marrón con blanco, por lo que el árbol es mucho más difícil de distinguir de otros árboles. Las hojas son alternas, ovadas de 5-12 cm de largo y de 4 - 9 cm de ancho, con un margen doblemente serrado. Los brotes de las hojas son pequeños y cónicos, son de color verde con bordes marrones. Las flores son polinizadas por el viento de polinización con amentos de 3-8 cm de longitud en las puntas de ramas. El fruto madura en el otoño. La fruta madura se compone de numerosas y diminutas semillas aladas envasadas entre las brácteas.

Distribución

Betula papyrifera dispone de una amplia distribución. Se encuentra en el interior (var. humilus) y sudcentral (var. kenaica) de Alaska y en todas las provincias y territorios de Canadá, con excepción de Nunavut, así como el norte del territorio continental de Estados Unidos, al sur de Pensilvania y Washington, con pequeñas poblaciones aisladas más al sur en las montañas de Carolina del Norte y Colorado. La población más meridional de los Estados Unidos se encuentra en Lost Gulch en la City of Boulder Mountain Parks, un recuerdo relicto del Pleistoceno aislado que probablemente refleja el alcance de la vegetación boreal hacia el sur en la zona durante la última Edad de Hielo.[2]

Ecología

Betula papyrifera es un pionero de las especies, por ejemplo, con frecuencia es un invasor temprano después de un incendio en la taiga de Picea mariana.[3]​ Requiere altos nutrientes y la exposición al sol. La corteza es muy resistente. A menudo, la madera de un abedul derribado se pudrirá dejando intacta la corteza hueca.[4]​ La corteza de abedul es un alimento básico de invierno para el alce. La calidad nutricional es pobre, pero es importante para la invernada de los alces, debido a su gran abundancia. A pesar de que el ciervo de Virginia, considera una "elección de alimentos-secundaria", es un importante componente de su dieta. En Minnesota, el ciervo de Virginia come grandes cantidades de hojas de abedul en el otoño. La liebre americana se alimenta de la corteza interior y los ratones comen las semillas. Las hojas también sirven de alimento para varios lepidópteros. Váase la Lista de lepidópteros que se alimentan de los abedules.

Conservación

Es considerada vulnerable en el Estado de Indiana, en peligro en Illinois, Virginia, Virginia Occidental y Wyoming, y críticamente en peligro en Colorado y Tennessee.

Usos

Betula papyrifera tiene una suave, pero moderadamente pesada madera blanca. Es excelente leña de alto rendimiento, además la corteza hace un gran fuego de arranque, ya que se quema a altas temperaturas, incluso cuando está mojada, por lo que es muy útil si se está vivaqueando en el bosque. Es aceptable para partes de muebles, pisos. No tiene un alto valor económico. La savia puede ser utilizada para producir el jarabe de abedul. Su nombre refleja el uso de la corteza del árbol, principalmente por los indígenas americanos, para un material de escritura y también de que la corteza se utilizó para la cobertura exterior de las canoas. En la construcción de casas con techo de césped, la corteza se utiliza para crear una capa resistente al agua.[4]

Cultura

Betula papyrifera es el árbol emblema de la Provincia de Saskatchewan y el árbol del Estado de Nuevo Hampshire.

Sinonimia

  • Betula alba var. communis Regel
  • Betula alba subsp. papyrifera (Marshall) Regel
  • Betula alba var. papyrifera (Marshall) Spach
  • Betula lenta var. papyrifera (Marshall) Castigl.[5]

Referencias

  1. Nombre vulgar preferido en castellano, en Árboles: guía de campo; Johnson, Owen y More, David; traductor: Pijoan Rotger, Manuel, ed. Omega, 2006. ISBN 978-84-282-1400-1. Versión en español de la Collins Tree Guide.
  2. Cooper, Dave. Ecological Survey of the City of Boulder, Colorado Mountain Parks. Manuscript on file with the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department. Boulder, Colorado, 1984.
  3. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Black Spruce: Picea mariana, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archivado el 5 de octubre de 2011 en Wayback Machine.
  4. a b Ewing, Susan. The Great Alaska Nature Factbook. Portland: Alaska Northwest Books, 1996.
  5. Sinónimos en Catalogue of life

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Paberikask (Betula papyrifera) on kaseliste sugukonda kase perekonda kuuluv mitmeaastane heitlehine lehtpuuliik.

Taime nimetus tuleneb sellest, et tema mahatulev õhuke koor meenutab paberilehte.

Taime looduslik levila on Põhja-Ameerika.

Taime kasutatakse laialdaselt paberi- ja küttepuuna.

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Paberikask (Betula papyrifera) on kaseliste sugukonda kase perekonda kuuluv mitmeaastane heitlehine lehtpuuliik.

Taime nimetus tuleneb sellest, et tema mahatulev õhuke koor meenutab paberilehte.

Taime looduslik levila on Põhja-Ameerika.

Taime kasutatakse laialdaselt paberi- ja küttepuuna.

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Paperikoivu (Betula papyrifera) [4] on Pohjois-Amerikan pohjoisosista kotoisin oleva monimuotoinen, kesävihanta puu, joka kuuluu koivujen sukuun ja koivukasvien heimoon.[2][5] Se on saanut nimensä ohuesta, paperimaisesta tuohestaan, jota intiaanit käyttivät kanoottien, wigwamien ja erilaisten käyttöesineiden valmistuksessa.[6] Ulkomaisessa kirjallisuudessa puuhun viitataankin usein nimellä ”kanoottikoivu” ja joskus nimellä ”amerikankoivu”.[7] Paperikoivu on valittu Saskatchewanin provinssipuuksi ja New Hampshiren osavaltiopuuksi.[8][9]

Ulkonäkö ja koko

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Paperikoivuja Saguenayn lähistöllä Quebecissä.
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Paperikoivun tuohi irtoaa puusta paperimaisina liuskoina.

Paperikoivu on nopeakasvuinen mutta lyhytikäinen puu, joka alkaa tuottaa siementä 15 vuoden iässä ja elää harvoin yli 140 vuoden ikäiseksi.[2][10] Yleensä se kasvaa 21–24 metriä korkeaksi ja rinnankorkeusläpimitaltaan 25–30 senttimetriä paksuksi mutta jää Alaskan korkeudella tätä pienemmäksi. Suurimpien luonnosta löydettyjen yksilöiden rungon läpimitta on ollut 75 senttimetriä.[2]

Paperikoivulla on lähelle maanpintaa levittäytyvä juuristo, yleensä yksihaarainen runko sekä pitkät ja vahvat, yläviistot haarat, jotka voivat olla myös riippuvat.[2][5] Metsässä sille kasvaa ohut päärunko ja kapea, pyöreä latvus, mutta avoimella paikalla latvuksesta tulee leveä ja haarat alkavat läheltä puun tyveä.[2][11] Runkoa peittävä kaarna on nuorilla puilla punaruskeaa ja sileää ja vanhemmilla puilla paperinohutta ja kerman- tai punertavanvalkoista.[2][5][11] Kaarnan uloin osa eli tuohi irtoaa puusta isoina paperimaisina liuskoina ja sisältää paljon öljyä, minkä ansiosta se on vedenpitävää.[2][11]

Kuluvan kesän kasvainranka on karvainen ja nystyinen, ja talvisilmut ovat heikosti tahmeita tai kuivia.[5] Kierteisissä lehdissä on karvainen lehtiruoti ja pienet korvakkeet, jotka karisevat lehtien puhjetessa.[5][12] Lehtilapa on 3–10 senttimetriä pitkä, puikea tai soikea, lyhytsuippuinen ja suippo- tai herttatyvinen. Lehtilaita on sahahampainen tai toissahainen ja alapinta suonia myöten tai suonihangoista karvainen.[5]

Paperikoivu on yksikotinen kasvi, joka kukkii huhtikuussa levinneisyysalueensa eteläosissa ja touko–kesäkuussa Alaskassa.[2][12] Sen kukinto on 3-liuskaisten suomujen peittämä norkko, jossa on vain joko hede- tai emikukkia. Hedekukissa on vähäinen kehä ja ne muodostavat pitkiä ja riippuvia norkkoja. Emikukat ovat puolestaan kehättömiä ja muodostavat lyhyitä ja pystyjä norkkoja.[12] Hedelmä on 1,5 millimetrin pituinen, karvainen ja litteä pähkylä, jossa on pähkylän levyiset tai leveämmät siipipalteet.[2][5][12] Pähkylät kypsyvät elo–syyskuussa ja tuuli levittää ne syys–marraskuussa koivun ympäristöön.[2][10]

Levinneisyys

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Paperikoivun norkkoja.

Paperikoivu on kotoisin laajalta alueelta Pohjois-Amerikan pohjoisosista. Sen luontaisen levinneisyysalueen pohjoisraja kulkee puurajaa myötäillen Newfoundlandista ja Labradorista Luoteis-Alaskaan. Etelämpänä levinneisyysalue ulottuu Uudesta Englannissa Suurten järvien ympäristöön ja edelleen Montanaan ja Washingtoniin. Yksittäisiä esiintymiä on lisäksi Montanan ja Pohjois-Dakotan Suurilla tasangoilla, Black Hillsissä, Appalakeilla Pohjois-Carolinaan asti sekä Coloradon Front Rangella.[2] Paperikoivua viljellään myös Havaijilla.[2]

Elinympäristö

Paperikoivu on tyypillinen pioneeripuu, joka valtaa nopeasti metsäpalojen tuhoamia alueita, hakkuualueita ja hylättyjä peltoja.[11] Se menestyy tuoreissa ja kosteissa, keskiravinteisissa metsissä sekä kalliokoilla 300–900 metrin korkeudessa.[5][11] Yleensä se kasvaa sekapuuna havumetsissä mutta muodostaa joskus myös puhtaita metsiköitä.[5] Siitä tunnetaan seuraavat kuusi maantieteellistä muunnosta:[2]

  • var. papyrifera
  • var. cummutata (Regel) Fern.
  • var. cordifolia (Regel) Fern.
  • var. kenaica (W. H. Evans) Henry
  • var. neoalaskana (Sarg.) Raup
  • var. subcordata (Rydb.) Sarg.

Käyttö

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Ojibwoja melomassa tuohesta rakennetulla kanootilla (1910).

Paperikoivua käytetään Pohjois-Amerikassa saha- ja paperiteollisuuden raaka-aineena. Sen luja, joustava ja tiheäsyinen puuaines soveltuu hyvin työstettäväksi sekä lakka- ja petsikäsiteltäväksi.[2] Siitä tehdään puuviilua, vaneria, huonekaluja, kaapistoja ja erikoistuotteita, kuten pyykkipoikia, lankarullia sekä jäätelö- ja hammastikkuja.[2][11] Sitä käytetään myös selluloosan, paperin ja polttoaineiden valmistuksessa sekä polttopuuna.[2]

Teollisen käytön lisäksi paperikoivu on suosittu koristekasvi, ja sen mahlasta on perinteisesti valmistettu siirappia, viiniä, olutta ja erilaisia lääkejuomia. Sitä käyttävät ravintonaan myös villieläimet, esimerkiksi hirvi, valkohäntäpeura, lumikenkäjänis, puupiikkisiat, majavat sekä monet linnut ja pienet nisäkkäät.[2]

Paperikoivu oli tärkeä raaka-aine Pohjois-Amerikan intiaaneille. Sen tuohesta valmistettiin erilaisia käyttöesineitä, kuten koreja, säilytysastioita, alustoja, vauvan kantoreppuja, torvia, soihtuja, taloustarvikkeita ja kanootteja. Sen puusta tehtiin puolestaan keihäitä, jousia, nuolia, lumikenkiä ja kelkkoja.[2] Lisäksi intiaanit käyttivät paperikoivua rohtokasvina hoitamaan ummetusta ja ripulia, kuivattamaan kohdun limakalvoja, helpottamaan vatsakipuja ja vahvistamaan terveyttä.[11]

Lähteet

  • Leena Hämet-Ahti, Annikki Palmén, Pentti Alanko & Peter M. A. Tigerstedt: Suomen puu- ja pensaskasvio. Helsinki: Dendrologian Seura, 1992. ISBN 951-96557-0-0.

Viitteet

  1. Stritch, L.: Betula papyrifera IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.2. 2014. International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, Iucnredlist.org. Viitattu 30.9.2016. (englanniksi)
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ronald J. Uchytil: Betula papyrifera Fire Effects Information System. USDA Forest Service. Viitattu 21.4.2011. (englanniksi)
  3. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Betula papyrifera (TSN 19489) itis.gov. Viitattu 4.7.2011. (englanniksi)
  4. Toim. Räty, Ella ja Alanko, Pentti: Viljelykasvien nimistö - Kulturväxternas namn. Helsinki: Puutarhaliitto, 2004. ISBN 951-8942-57-9.
  5. a b c d e f g h i Alanko, 110.
  6. White Birch The Connecticut River Homepage. Viitattu 21.4.2011. (englanniksi)
  7. Tampereen kaupunki, viheryksikkö. Paperikoivu tampere.fi. Viitattu 15.4.2008.
  8. Saskatchewan’s Provincial Tree – White Birch ops.gov.sk.ca. Viitattu 21.4.2011. (englanniksi)
  9. State Tree and Flower usna.usda.gov. Viitattu 15.4.2008. (englanniksi)
  10. a b L. O. Safford, John C. Bjorkbom & John C. Zasada: Paper Birch Silvics of North America – Volume 2: Hardwoods. Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry. Viitattu 21.4.2011.
  11. a b c d e f g Hong Song: Betula papyrifera Flora of North America. Viitattu 21.4.2011. (englanniksi)
  12. a b c d Alanko, 107.

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Paperikoivu (Betula papyrifera) on Pohjois-Amerikan pohjoisosista kotoisin oleva monimuotoinen, kesävihanta puu, joka kuuluu koivujen sukuun ja koivukasvien heimoon. Se on saanut nimensä ohuesta, paperimaisesta tuohestaan, jota intiaanit käyttivät kanoottien, wigwamien ja erilaisten käyttöesineiden valmistuksessa. Ulkomaisessa kirjallisuudessa puuhun viitataankin usein nimellä ”kanoottikoivu” ja joskus nimellä ”amerikankoivu”. Paperikoivu on valittu Saskatchewanin provinssipuuksi ja New Hampshiren osavaltiopuuksi.

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Betula papyrifera est un arbre de la famille des Betulaceae. C'est notamment l'espèce du bouleau à papier, mais l'espèce comprend une seconde variété.

Liste des variétés

Selon World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) (6 oct. 2011)[1] :

UICN considère Betula cordifolia comme une espèce à part[2].

Notes et références

  1. WCSP. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet ; http://wcsp.science.kew.org/, consulté le 6 oct. 2011
  2. Becky Wilson (IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group / BGCI), « The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species », sur IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1er août 2014 (consulté le 20 septembre 2020).

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Alaskabjörk (fræðiheiti: Betula kenaica)[1] er tegund af birkiætt[2] sem var lýst af Walter Harrison Evans. Engar undirtegundir finnast skráðar.[3]

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Alaskabjörk (fræðiheiti: Betula kenaica) er tegund af birkiætt sem var lýst af Walter Harrison Evans. Engar undirtegundir finnast skráðar.

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Næfurbjörk ( Icelandic )

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Næfurbjörk (Betula papyrifera) er birkitegund upprunin í Norður-Ameríku.

Lýsing

Það er meðalstórt tré sem nær allt að 20 metra hæð. Tréð getur náð yfir 100 ára aldri á kaldari svæðum en er stuttlifaðra á heitara svæðum. Enska heitið, paper birch, vísar til barkarins sem flagnar í blöð eða næfur. Hann verður hvítur á eldri trjám. Viðurinn hefur verið notaður sem eldiviður af mönnum og laufblöðin eru fæða fyrir elg og önnur hjartardýr.

Útbreiðsla

Útbreiðsla næfurbjarkar nær yfir stóran hluta Kanada og einstök norðlæg svæði Bandaríkjanna en einnig er til að mynda einangrað vaxtarsvæði í fjöllum Norður-Karólínu, Nýju Mexíkó og Colorado. Tréð er ein fyrsta tegundin til að nema land eftir jarðrask í Alaska. Tegundin hefur ekki reynst vel á Íslandi. [1]

Undirtegundir

  • B. p. var papyrifera
  • B. p. var cordifolia
  • B. p. var kenaica (Kenaiskagi, Alaska)
  • B. p. var subcordata
  • B. p. var. neoalaskana (Alaska)


Tilvísanir

  1. Næfurbjörk Lystigarður Akureyrar. skoðað 11. jan, 2017
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Næfurbjörk (Betula papyrifera) er birkitegund upprunin í Norður-Ameríku.

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Popieržievis beržas ( Lithuanian )

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Popieržievis beržas (lot. Betula papyrifera) – viena iš beržų (Betula) genties medžių rūšis. Natūraliai paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje nuo Niufaundlando rytuose iki Aliaskos vakaruose, pietuose siekia Vašingtoną ir Pensilvaniją. Introdukuotas Europoje (taip pat ir Lietuvoje).

Tai 18 m aukščio medis, retais atvejais užauga iki 40 m aukščio. Kamieno skersmuo iki 80 cm. Jauno medelio (iki 5 metų) žievė ruda, su baltais ruožais, tačiau vėliau tampa balta tošimi (šviesesne negu kitų beržų), kuri lupasi plonais lakštais. Lapai ovalūs, 5-12 cm ilgio ir 4-9 cm pločio, dantytais kraštais. Žiedai susitelkę 3-8 cm ilgio žirginiuose, augančiuose ant viršutinių šakų. Vaisiai subręsta vasaros gale. Šviesiamėgis. Pionierinis augalas.

Popieržievio beržo žievė indėnų naudota rašymui, kanojų gamybai. Žievė taip pat yra svarbus šiaurės elnių maisto šaltinis žiemą. Popieržievis beržas yra Saskačevano provincijos (Kanada) ir Niu Hampširo valstijos (JAV) simbolis[1].

Lietuvoje auginamas parkuose, želdiniuose.

Šaltiniai

  1. Коновалова Т.Ю., Шевырёва Н.А. Декоративные деревья и кустарники: Атлас-определитель. — М: ЗАО «Фитон+», 2007
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Popieržievis beržas (lot. Betula papyrifera) – viena iš beržų (Betula) genties medžių rūšis. Natūraliai paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje nuo Niufaundlando rytuose iki Aliaskos vakaruose, pietuose siekia Vašingtoną ir Pensilvaniją. Introdukuotas Europoje (taip pat ir Lietuvoje).

Tai 18 m aukščio medis, retais atvejais užauga iki 40 m aukščio. Kamieno skersmuo iki 80 cm. Jauno medelio (iki 5 metų) žievė ruda, su baltais ruožais, tačiau vėliau tampa balta tošimi (šviesesne negu kitų beržų), kuri lupasi plonais lakštais. Lapai ovalūs, 5-12 cm ilgio ir 4-9 cm pločio, dantytais kraštais. Žiedai susitelkę 3-8 cm ilgio žirginiuose, augančiuose ant viršutinių šakų. Vaisiai subręsta vasaros gale. Šviesiamėgis. Pionierinis augalas.

Popieržievio beržo žievė indėnų naudota rašymui, kanojų gamybai. Žievė taip pat yra svarbus šiaurės elnių maisto šaltinis žiemą. Popieržievis beržas yra Saskačevano provincijos (Kanada) ir Niu Hampširo valstijos (JAV) simbolis.

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Papierberk ( Dutch; Flemish )

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De papierberk (Betula papyrifera) is een plant uit de berkenfamilie (Betulaceae) die afkomstig is uit Canada en het noorden van de Verenigde Staten. Het is een meerstammige boom die 15-20 m hoog wordt en een roomwitte schors heeft die in vele dunne witte stroken afschilfert. De twijgen zijn roodbruin. De bladeren zijn eirond tot hartvormig, 5-10 cm lang en toegespitst. De mannelijke katjes staan steeds in groepen van drie stuks. De vrouwelijke katjes hangen meestal. De vruchtschubben zijn behaard.

Een variëteit is Betula papyrifera var. commutata

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Papirbjørk ( Norwegian )

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Papirbjørk (Betula papyrifera) er en bjørkeart som opprinnelig hører hjemme i nordlige deler av Nord-Amerika, fra Newfoundland vest til Alaska, sør til Pennsylvania og Washington, med små isolerte forekomster lengre sør i fjellområder til Nord-Carolina og Colorado.

Treet er et middels stort løvfellende tre som blir opptil 20 meter høyt, (unntaksvis helt opp til 35 meter) med en stamme som kan bli 80 cm i diameter. Barken er hvit, som danner løse flak i fine horisantale striper, og ofte med små svarte merker og arr. Hos individer som er yngre enn fem år, ser barken brun ut med hvite barkporer, noe som gjør det vanskeligere å skille fra andre arter.

Papirbjørk vokser både i rene bestander og sammen med andre trær. Rene bestander forekommer tidlig i suksesjonen. Etter hvert overtar bartrær, og papirbjørk står bare igjen i lysninger. I østlige Canada etablerer bestander av papirbjørk og amerikaosp seg innen 30 år etter skogbrann. Den vokser sammen med bartrær som svartgran, kvitgran, rødgran og balsamgran. Vanlige busker i undervegetasjonen er nebbhassel, melbær, Diervilla lonicera, krypberglyng, bærlyng, arter i bjørnebærslekta, hyll og i Alaska grønnor.

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Papirbjørk (Betula papyrifera) er en bjørkeart som opprinnelig hører hjemme i nordlige deler av Nord-Amerika, fra Newfoundland vest til Alaska, sør til Pennsylvania og Washington, med små isolerte forekomster lengre sør i fjellområder til Nord-Carolina og Colorado.

Treet er et middels stort løvfellende tre som blir opptil 20 meter høyt, (unntaksvis helt opp til 35 meter) med en stamme som kan bli 80 cm i diameter. Barken er hvit, som danner løse flak i fine horisantale striper, og ofte med små svarte merker og arr. Hos individer som er yngre enn fem år, ser barken brun ut med hvite barkporer, noe som gjør det vanskeligere å skille fra andre arter.

Papirbjørk vokser både i rene bestander og sammen med andre trær. Rene bestander forekommer tidlig i suksesjonen. Etter hvert overtar bartrær, og papirbjørk står bare igjen i lysninger. I østlige Canada etablerer bestander av papirbjørk og amerikaosp seg innen 30 år etter skogbrann. Den vokser sammen med bartrær som svartgran, kvitgran, rødgran og balsamgran. Vanlige busker i undervegetasjonen er nebbhassel, melbær, Diervilla lonicera, krypberglyng, bærlyng, arter i bjørnebærslekta, hyll og i Alaska grønnor.

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Brzoza papierowa ( Polish )

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Brzoza papierowa (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) – gatunek drzewa występującego w północnych rejonach Ameryki Północnej[2]. W Polsce uprawiana jest jako roślina ozdobna.

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Morfologia

Pokrój
Osiąga wysokość do 20 metrów. Gałęzie są sztywne, wznoszące się ku górze[3].
Kora
Kredowobiała z różowym zabarwieniem łuszczy się okrężnie cienkimi płatami. Posiada wąskie i ciemne pasma przetchlinek. Po złuszczeniu się kory jest szorstka[3].
Pędy
Pędy posiadają liczne brodawki. Młode pędy są owłosione, lecz później stają się nagie[3].
Liście
Liście są duże, mają nawet do 10 cm długości. Mają jajowaty kształt i są podwójnie ząbkowane. Posiadają 5-10 par nerwów głównych. Z wierzchu lekko owłosione. Od spodu posiadają liczne gruczołki i są owłosione w kącikach nerwów. Latem są matowo ciemnozielone, a jesienią przebarwiają się na żółto. Ogonki liściowe posiadają relatywnie długie owłosienie[3].
Kwiaty
Kwiaty zebrane są w kwiatostany zwane kotkami[3].

Synonimy

Naukowa nazwa brzozy papierowej brzmi Betula papyrifera, jednak posiada ona synonimy[2]:

  • Betula excelsa Aiton
  • Betula lyalliana Koehne, nom. nud.
  • Betula papyrifera var. commutata (Regel) Fernald

Przypisy

  1. Stevens P.F.: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (ang.). 2001–. [dostęp 2010-01-07].
  2. a b Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). [dostęp 2010-03-01].
  3. a b c d e Johnson O., More D.: Drzewa. Warszawa: Multico, 2009, s. 184. ISBN 978-83-7073-643-9.
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Brzoza papierowa (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) – gatunek drzewa występującego w północnych rejonach Ameryki Północnej. W Polsce uprawiana jest jako roślina ozdobna.

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Breza papierová ( Slovak )

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Breza papierová alebo breza papierovitá (Betula papyrifera) je drevina z čeľade brezovité (Betulaceae). Má charakteristickú bielu farbu, rastie v pahorkatinách mierného pásma. Je to malý až stredne veľký strom.

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Breza papierová alebo breza papierovitá (Betula papyrifera) je drevina z čeľade brezovité (Betulaceae). Má charakteristickú bielu farbu, rastie v pahorkatinách mierného pásma. Je to malý až stredne veľký strom.

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Pappersbjörk ( Swedish )

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Pappersbjörk (Betula papyrifera)[1] är en björkväxtart som beskrevs av den amerikanske botanikern Humphry Marshall 1785. Enligt Catalogue of Life[2][3] och Dyntaxa[4]ingår Pappersbjörk i släktet björkar och familjen björkväxter. Arten förekommer tillfälligt i Sverige, men reproducerar sig inte.[4]

Underarter

Arten delas in i följande underarter:[2]

  • B. p. cordifolia
  • B. p. papyrifera

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Källor

  1. ^ Marshall, 1785 In: Arbust. Amer. : 19
  2. ^ [a b] Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (10 april 2014). ”Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.”. Species 2000: Reading, UK. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/9735117. Läst 26 maj 2014.
  3. ^ WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ [a b] Dyntaxa Betula papyrifera


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Pappersbjörk (Betula papyrifera) är en björkväxtart som beskrevs av den amerikanske botanikern Humphry Marshall 1785. Enligt Catalogue of Life och Dyntaxaingår Pappersbjörk i släktet björkar och familjen björkväxter. Arten förekommer tillfälligt i Sverige, men reproducerar sig inte.

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Kâğıt huşu ( Turkish )

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Kâğıt huşu[1] (Betula papyrifera), huşgiller (Betulaceae) familyasından 18 m'ye kadar boylanabilen sık dallı, beyaz gövdeli bir huş türü. Otonim Betula alt cinsinde sınıflandırılır. Heksaploid olsa da tetraploid ya da pentaploid örnekleri de görülebilir.

Morfolojik özellikleri

Orta boy yaprak döken ağaçtır. Genelde uzunluğu 18 m olsa da 40 m ye ulaşabilen örnekleri de vardır. Göde çapı 0.8 m dir. Kabuğu beyaz ve genelde parlak olup ince yatay şeritler hâlinde dökülür ve ufak siyah iz ve işaretler bulunur.

Yayılışı

Kuzey Amerika'nın kuzeyinde, Alaska, Kanada ve Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinin Kanada'ya sınır bazı eyaletlerinde doğal olarak bulunur.

Kullanımı

Alaska Atabaskları, Atabask halkları, Algonkin halkları ve Kanada Kızılderilileri gibi Subarktik Kızılderilileri daha çok kabuğu kullanılır ve bu huş kabuğuyla kar ayakkabısı, kano, kızak, beşik, kar gözlüğü, konut kaplaması, sepet[2] ve mutfak gereçleri yaparlar[3]. Kabukta tıbbi ve kimyasal maddeler bulunur ve betulin gibi bazıları aynı zamanda fungusit (mantar öldürücü) olduklarından saklama kaplarında yiyeceğin korunmasına yardımcı olur.

Alaska ile Yukon'da huş şurubu adı verilen usaresi tatlı olup yenir. Kenai Yarımadasında Kenai huşu (Betula papyrifera var. kenaica) denen alt türü bol bulunur ve şurup sağılır.

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Kâğıt huşu (Betula papyrifera), huşgiller (Betulaceae) familyasından 18 m'ye kadar boylanabilen sık dallı, beyaz gövdeli bir huş türü. Otonim Betula alt cinsinde sınıflandırılır. Heksaploid olsa da tetraploid ya da pentaploid örnekleri de görülebilir.

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Береза паперова ( Ukrainian )

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Будова

Дерево відоме своєю корою, що утворюється шарами. У старих берез вона іноді розтріскується і відшаровується тонкими стрічками. Кора берез містить водовідштовхувальну речовину суберин.

Життєвий цикл

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Поширення та середовище існування

У природних умовах зростає у листяних та хвойних лісах, на околицях боліт, долинах річок у помірній зоні США та Канади. Культивується в Західній Європі.

Практичне використання

Індіанці споруджували з кори цього дерева (березовий луб) каное, дахи для жител і навіть посуд. Взимку гілки цього дерева є основним кормом для лосів.

Галерея

Джерела

  • Ліс. — К.: Махаон-Україна, 2008. — 304 с., іл. — С. 133.


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Betula papyrifera ( Vietnamese )

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Betula papyrifera là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Betulaceae. Loài này được Marshall mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1785.[3] Bạch dương giấy là một loài bạch dương có tuổi thọ không lâu năm ở Bắc Mỹ. Bạnh dương giấy được đặt tên là do vỏ cây mỏng màu trắng mà thường lột vỏ từng lớn tư thân cây trông như giấy. Bạch bạch giấy thường là một trong những loài đầu tiên chiếm lĩnh ở một khu vực bị đốt trong vĩ độ phía bắc và một loài quan trọng để tìm kiếm Nai sừng tấm Á-Âu. Gỗ thường được sử dụng làm giấy và củi đốt.

Mô tả

Cây có kích thước trung bình cao đến 20 mét, và đặc biệt là tới 40 m với đường kính thân lên đến 76 cm. Trong rừng, nó thường phát triển với một thân cây đơn nhưng khi được trồng như một cây cảnh, nó có thể phát triển nhiều thân cây hoặc nhánh gần mặt đất.

Bạch dương giấy là một loài sống không lâu năm. Chúng chịu đựng nhiệt và độ ẩm kém và chỉ có thể sống được 30 năm ở các khu vực từ 6 trở lên, trong khi các loài cây ở những vùng khí hậu lạnh hơn có thể phát triển hơn 100 năm. B. papyrifera mọc trên nhiều loại đất, từ những tảng đá nổi lên đá tới những chiếc muskegs phẳng của rừng nhiệt đới. Sự tăng trưởng tốt nhất xảy ra ở sâu hơn, tốt cho đất khô tùy thuộc vào vị trí.

Hình ảnh

Chú thích

  1. ^ “The Plant List”. The Plant List. Truy cập ngày 10 tháng 10 năm 2012.
  2. ^ Betula papyrifera”. Flora of North America.
  3. ^ The Plant List (2010). Betula papyrifera. Truy cập ngày 14 tháng 9 năm 2013.

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Betula papyrifera là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Betulaceae. Loài này được Marshall mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1785. Bạch dương giấy là một loài bạch dương có tuổi thọ không lâu năm ở Bắc Mỹ. Bạnh dương giấy được đặt tên là do vỏ cây mỏng màu trắng mà thường lột vỏ từng lớn tư thân cây trông như giấy. Bạch bạch giấy thường là một trong những loài đầu tiên chiếm lĩnh ở một khu vực bị đốt trong vĩ độ phía bắc và một loài quan trọng để tìm kiếm Nai sừng tấm Á-Âu. Gỗ thường được sử dụng làm giấy và củi đốt.

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Берёза бумажная ( Russian )

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Царство: Растения
Подцарство: Зелёные растения
Отдел: Цветковые
Надпорядок: Rosanae
Порядок: Букоцветные
Семейство: Берёзовые
Подсемейство: Берёзовые
Род: Берёза
Вид: Берёза бумажная
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Betula papyrifera Marshall

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Берёза бумажная (лат. Betula papyrifera) — вид растений рода Берёза (Betula) семейства Берёзовые (Betulaceae).

Другие русские названия вида: берёза канойская; берёза американская белая[источник не указан 2948 дней].

Распространение и экология

В природе ареал вида охватывает северную часть Северной Америки от Ньюфаундленда на востоке до Аляски на западе и до штатов Орегон, Небраска и Вирджиния на юге, с небольшими изолированными участками в более южных горных частях штатов Северная Каролина и Колорадо[2]. Довольно широко культивируется в Северной Америке и Западной Европе. В России встречается в ботанических садах, парках и опытных лесных станциях по всей Европейской части и, реже, в Сибири.

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Ствол с отслоившейся корой, листья, мужские (верхнее фото) и женские (нижнее фото) серёжки.

Произрастает в лесах всех типов — на более высоких местах, главным образом в лесах из сахарного клёна (Acer saccharum) и бука (Fagus); в лесах из ели обыкновенной (Picea abies), ели белой (Picea glauca) и ели чёрной (Picea mariana) на болотах и по краям болот совместно с туей западной (Thuja occidentalis), пихтой бальзамической (Abies balsamea), лиственницей американской (Larix laricina) и другими видами. В канадских прериях по долинам рек иногда образует чистые насаждения.

Ещё более неприхотлива, чем европейские виды берёз, и одинаково хорошо растёт как на сухих, так и на сырых местах.

Берёза бумажная — пионер заселения.

Ботаническое описание

Листопадное дерево среднего размера, 20 м в высоту (в исключительных случаях — 35 м) и диаметром ствола до 1 м, с неправильно-широко-цилиндрической кроной и тонкими ветвями. У особей моложе пяти лет кора коричневая с белыми чечевичками. Во взрослом состоянии кора белая или розоватая, более яркая, чем у остальных видов берёз, покрыта очень длинными (до 20 см), желтоватыми или коричневыми чечевичками, отслаивается тонкими горизонтальными пластинками. Молодые веточки опушённые, с редкими смолистыми железками, зеленоватые или светло-коричневые, с более бледными чечевичками, позже ветви становятся блестяще-тёмно-коричневыми и почти или совсем голыми. Корневая система поверхностная.

Почки маленькие, узко-яйцевидные, заострённые, уплощённые, отстоящие от ветвей, по краю чешуи клейкие, зелёного цвета, по краям коричневые. Листорасположение — очерёдное. Листья овальные или яйцевидные, длиной 5—12 см, шириной 4—9 см, острые или заостренные, края двоякозубчатые, с округлым, клиновидным или, редко, усечённым основанием, в молодости покрытые волосками, позже голые, тусклотемно-зеленые, на толстых, опушённых черешках длиной 1,5—3 см.

Пестичные серёжки длиной 2—8 см и диаметром около 1 см. Прицветные чешуйки длиной 5 мм, из них средняя доля узкая, удлинённо-эллиптическая, несколько длиннее широко-ромбических боковых, отклонённых в стороны.

Созревший плод состоит из множества маленьких крылатых семян, упакованных между кроющими листочками серёжек. Рассеивание происходит постепенно в течение всей осени и зимы. Плоды созревают к концу лета. Вес 1000 семян 0,35 г.

Отличается быстрым ростом — к 10 годам достигает высоты в 7 м.

Значение и применение

Берёза бумажная является символьным деревом провинции Саскачеван (Канада) и штата Нью-Гэмпшир (США).

На родине широко используется населением так же, как белые березы в Европе и России. Названия берёзы отражают использование её коры индейцами в качестве материала для письма, корой также покрывали наружную сторону каноэ, так как она не пропускает воду.

Берёзовая кора — основной зимний продукт питания американских лосей.

Выведены декоративные сорта берёзы, различающиеся окраской коры, пригодные для выращивания в условиях средней России в небольших садах и парках:[источник не указан 2948 дней]

  • 'Vancouver'
  • 'Ranaissane Reflection'
  • 'St. Gerge'

Древесина красноватого оттенка, хорошо полируется, по твёрдости и другим свойствам сходна с древесиной берёзы пушистой (Betula pubescens) и берёзы повислой (Betula pendula).

Таксономия

Вид Берёза бумажная входит в род Берёза (Betula) подсемейства Берёзовые (Betuloideae) семейства Берёзовые (Betulaceae) порядка Букоцветные (Fagales).


ещё 7 семейств
(согласно Системе APG II) ещё 1—2 рода порядок Букоцветные подсемейство Берёзовые вид
Берёза бумажная
отдел Цветковые, или Покрытосеменные семейство Берёзовые род
Берёза ещё 44 порядка цветковых растений
(согласно Системе APG II) ещё одно подсемейство, Лещиновые
(согласно Системе APG II) ещё более 110 видов

Примечания

  1. Об условности указания класса двудольных в качестве вышестоящего таксона для описываемой в данной статье группы растений см. раздел «Системы APG» статьи «Двудольные».
  2. 1 2 3 4 По данным сайта GRIN (см. карточку растения).
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Берёза бумажная: Brief Summary ( Russian )

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Берёза бумажная (лат. Betula papyrifera) — вид растений рода Берёза (Betula) семейства Берёзовые (Betulaceae).

Другие русские названия вида: берёза канойская; берёза американская белая[источник не указан 2948 дней].

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美國樺樹拉丁語Betula papyrifera)是一種原產於北美北部的樺樹。美國樺樹是加拿大薩斯喀彻溫省的省樹及美國新罕布什爾州的州樹。美國樺樹是一種落葉喬木,一般可成長至18米,最高可達40米。美國樺樹的分佈範圍十分廣泛[3],其木材可以用來製作家具。

參考資料

  1. ^ The Plant List. The Plant List. [2012-10-10].
  2. ^ Betula papyrifera. Flora of North America.
  3. ^ Cooper, David J. Ecological Survey of the City of Boulder, Colorado Mountain Parks (PDF). City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department: 16. Spring 1984 [2011-09-16]. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2011-09-05).
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北美白樺: Brief Summary ( Chinese )

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美國樺樹(拉丁語:Betula papyrifera)是一種原產於北美北部的樺樹。美國樺樹是加拿大薩斯喀彻溫省的省樹及美國新罕布什爾州的州樹。美國樺樹是一種落葉喬木,一般可成長至18米,最高可達40米。美國樺樹的分佈範圍十分廣泛,其木材可以用來製作家具。

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