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Betula maximowicziana Regel 1868
Betulaceae (APG IV)
monarch birch
Akzessionnummer: EG-M-013-17828
Pflanzjahr: 1968
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Betula maximowicziana Regel
Betulaceae
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Japan: Honshu, Hokkaido; Russia: Cyrillic Isles, Iturup
Size: 24 - 30 (m)
Betula maximowicziana Regel - Accepted: Betula maximowicziana Regel bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Betulaceae (APG III)
- Difference to related species
- more drought tolerant compared to other birch species
- Flower ecology
- wind-pollinated (anemophilous)
- Life form
- tree
- Foliage persistence
- deciduous
- Fruit ecology
- wind-dispersed (anemochorous)
- Soil conditions
- preferentially on well-drained, loamy soils
- Succession type
- pioneer species
- Comment to ecology
- optimal seed set and germination rates of dispersed seeds in stands with a population density of about 120 trees per hectare
- Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
- mixed temperate forests
- Usage
- wood is used in the manufacture of doors and windows, cabinets, flooring, furniture, wood paneling and for plywood; also used as ornamental tree
- Phytopathogenic organisms
- is susceptible to honey fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 23.2.2020Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 17.4.2019
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