Kenai birch

Leaves

Form

• Ovate to triangular
• Thick, short-pointed
• Upper surface hairy
• Resin dots on lower surface, hairy on the veins

Colour

• Upper surface dull dark green
• Lower surface lighter green

Margin

• Coarsely toothed

Twigs

Form

• Hairy, becoming hairless

Colour

• Reddish-brown, becoming very dark

Flowers

Form

• Seed catkins on stiff stalks
• Nutlets with narrow wings

Length

• Pollen catkins 2.5 cm
• Seed catkins 2.5 cm
• Fruit scales with lobes of equal length

Colour

• Pollen catkins dark brown

Structure

• Monoecious

Bark

Form

• Papery

Colour

• Varies from light grey to pink, to reddish-brown, to dark brown

Range

Limited distribution in Yukon, common in Alaska