Plants > Broadleaf Trees
OverviewThe Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa), known in Britain as the Black Alder, is a keystone deciduous wetland tree belonging to the birch family Betulaceae that reigns supreme along the watercourses, flooded marshes, and river valleys of Europe. Uniquely adapted to...
Plants > Broadleaf Trees
OverviewThe Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) is a classic, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree that has stood at the heart of European woodland ecology, agroforestry, and folklore for millennia. Belonging to the birch family Betulaceae, it is native to the...
Plants > Broadleaf Trees
OverviewThe Silver Birch (Betula pendula), celebrated in northern folklore as the ‘Lady of the Woods’, is a graceful, light-demanding deciduous pioneer tree that forms a quintessential element of the boreal and temperate European landscape. Belonging to...
Plants > Broadleaf Trees
OverviewThe European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), historically known as the ‘ironwood’ of Europe, is a sturdy, handsome deciduous broadleaf tree belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. Native across Central, Western, and Southern Europe, extending...
Plants > Trees
OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Paper BirchScientific Name: Betula papyriferaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: 18 to 25 m (59 to 82 ft) height; trunk diameter 30 to 80 cm (12 to 31 in)Weight: Mature tree standing biomass typically ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 kg...
