Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Fagales>Betulaceae>Betula nigra L.
![]() | A common and familiar medium-large tree found mostly along streambanks. Durham Co., NC 8/21/05. |
![]() | The leaves are slightly paler beneath. Chatham Co., NC 9/20/03. |
![]() | The long male flowering structures (catkins) hang down from the ends of branches, while the shorter female cone-like flowers and fruits are upright. Durham Co., NC 4/1/07. |
![]() | The bark of smaller branches is smooth and reddish-brown with horizontally-elongated lenticels. The bark on larger branches peels into large pale gray papery plates. Chatham Co., NC 9/20/03. |
![]() | The unique bark is one of several attributes that makes this a favorite for planting as an ornamental. Durham Co., NC 4/1/07. |
![]() | Chatham Co., NC 9/20/03. |
![]() | Bark of a large tree. Durham Co., NC 4/1/07. |
![]() | The bark of large trees is more furrowed than flaky. Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05. |
More information:
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Silvics Manual
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 6/3/08 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2008 by Will Cook unless otherwise indicated.