#1999 most planted
Betula schmidtii
Iron birch · also Schmidt's birch, Bakdal birch
12
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
25 in
median trunk (64 cm, 12 measured)
23 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Betula schmidtii, also known as iron birch, is a tree with nearly black bark. Its wood is exceptionally dense and durable, making it suitable for demanding applications. It can reach up to 30 meters (100 feet) in height.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.01%23 yr25 in
Traits
- Mature height
- 98.4 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 25 in, mean 26 in, 90th percentile 30 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
- Hokkaido deciduous forests
- Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Honshu alpine conifer forests
Other Betula in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
