Cherry birch
- Latin name: Betula lenta L.
- French name: Bouleau flexible
- Synonym(s): Black birch sweet birch
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 19487
Description
Buds
Form
- Mostly hairless
- Diverging from the twig
Twigs
Form
- Strong wintergreen flavour
Flowers
Structure
- Monoecious
Fruits
Form
- Scales hairless
Length
- Scales 6–12 mm
Bark
Colour
- Dark cherry red to almost black, with age becoming greyish
Size
Height
- To 20 m
Range
One confirmed site in southern Ontario, at Port Dalhousie near St. Catharines,
on the south shore of Lake Ontario
Photos
Photos
Insects and mites
Insects that cause damage to this tree.
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Birch leafminer
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
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Late birch leaf edgeminer
Scientific name: Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallen)
Foliage or buds
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Birch leafminer
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla (Lepeletier)
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Ceanothus silk moth
Scientific name: Hyalophora euryalis (Walker)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth)
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Late birch leaf edgeminer
Scientific name: Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fallen)
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Speckled green fruitworm
Scientific name: Orthosia hibisci (Guenée)
Roots, bark, stem or trunk, or branches
Diseases caused by pathogens
Diseases caused by pathogens that cause damage to this tree.
Roots, bark, stem or trunk, or branches
Distribution map
