Betula ermanii
Erman's birch · also Russian rock birch, Stone birch
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Betula ermanii is a highly variable birch tree known for its distinctive peeling bark, which ranges from copper to pink. Its heart-shaped leaves turn brilliant golden-yellow in the fall, offering an ornamental effect. This versatile species can form multiple trunks in open spaces or a single narrow trunk when crowded, making it suitable for diverse urban planting environments.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 7850.28%30 yr9.8 in
- 500.00%—2.9 in
- 80.00%—6.1 in
- 80.01%—2.0 in
- 80.00%19 yr7.3 in
- 40.00%—29 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 8.8 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Other Betula in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
