Betula grossa

Betula grossa
Betula grossa, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Betula
Subgenus: Betula subg. Betulenta
Species:
B. grossa
Binomial name
Betula grossa
Synonyms[2]
  • Betula carpinifolia Ehrh.
  • Betula solennis Anon.
  • Betula ulmifolia Anon.

Betula grossa, commonly known as Japanese cherry birch (Japanese: 梓 azusa), is a species of birch native to Japan, where it grows naturally in mixed woodland on hill and mountain slopes in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. It was introduced to the West in 1896, but remains rare in cultivation.[3]

  1. ^ Shaw, K.; Roy , S.; Wilson, B. (2014). "Betula grossa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194642A2355124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194642A2355124.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Betula grossa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ White, J. & More, D. (2003). Cassell's Trees of Britain & Northern Europe, 304–305 Cassell's, London. ISBN 0304361925