Common name: papierberk (NL), papierbjirk (Fryske), Paper-bark Birch (EN)

Native range: North America

Pollination: Wind

Seed dspersal: Wind

Conservation: Least concern (IUCN, last assessed 2014)

The paper like bark is the main reason for the name of the papierberk. This tree has a soft wood that is often used for toothpicks and ice cream sticks. The tree flowers between aprial and may and the fruits are rippen btween august and september.

USES:

Natives from North America used the bark of the tree to as cast for broken bones.

• Paper
• Handcraft (baskets)
• Oil
• Wood
• Medicinal

The bark…

The leaves…

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Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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