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Betula grossa, commonly known as Japanese cherry birch (Japanese: 梓 azusa), is a species of birch native to Japan, where it grows naturally in mixed woodland on hill and mountain slopes in Honshu, Shikoku , and Kyushu. It was introduced to the West in 1896, but remains rare in cultivation.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Betula
- Family
- Betulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Japanese cherry birch
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