Betula nana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Betula nana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Betula nana, Linn. Low, spreading, rarely 4 ft.: Lvs. orbicular or cuneate-obovate, crenate, rounded at apex, glabrous, ¼-¾ in. long: strobiles nearly sessile, ¼-½. long; the upper scales usually entire, the lower ones 3-lobed; wings of nutlets very narrow. Arctic N. E. Amer., N. Eu., Siberia. B.B. 1:511.W.B. 71.—A low, graceful shrub for rockeries and rocky slopes. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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