Taxon

Betula costata

.
.
Common name: ribbed birch
Family: Betulaceae (birch family)
Distribution: n.e. Asia
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This graceful tree can grow to 90' in its native northeast Asia. Has distinctive exfoliating bark, grayish brown in color. Leaves are rather small and narrow. Rarely found in the contemporary landscape even though it has been cultivated since 1880.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: LKV: CG17 (CG17) • Accession: D1988-0315.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Cluster Area Area
Individual Individual