Betula pubescens
Betula pubescens (syn. Betula alba; downy birch; also known as moor birch,white birch, European white birch or hairy birch) is a species of birch, native and abundant throughout northern Europe, Iceland, northern Asia and Greenland.
Characteristics
It is a deciduous tree growing to 10–20 m tall (rarely to 27 m), with a slender crown and a trunk up to 70 cm (exceptionally 1 m) diameter, with smooth but dull grey-white bark finely marked with dark horizontal lenticels. The shoots are grey-brown and finely downy. The leaves are ovate-acute, 2–5 centimetres (0.79–1.97 in) long and 1.5-4.5 cm broad, with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins, produced in early spring before the leaves. The fruit is a pendulous, cylindrical aggregate 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.57 in) long and 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) diameter, which disintegrates at maturity, releasing the individual seeds; these are 2 millimetres (0.079 in)long with two small wings along the side.
Podcasts:
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
-
by Diane Birch
Fools
by: Diane BirchFools knockin' on my door, calling out my name
Tellin' me to change my ways but I know
Two hands in the fire won't put out the flame
Yeah, I got your number, I know your game
So why should I lay it on the line?
Everybody's got a vision, everybody's got a plan
You tell me lies, you look me in the eyes
But honey I would rather stand out in the rain
Fools lying in my bed, laughin' in my head
Telling me my dream's gone cold but I know
One city of angels, it ain't goin' put out my flame
Ooh, my love is a fire, no one can tame
So why should I lay it on the line?
Everybody's got a vision, everybody's got a plan
You tell me lies, you look me in the eyes
But honey I would rather stand out in the rain
Why should I lay it on the line?
Well, everybody's got a vision, everybody's got a plan
You tell me lies, you look me in the eyes
But honey I would rather stand out in the rain
Everybody's got a vision, everybody's got a plan
You tell me lies, you look me in the eyes
But honey I would rather stand out in the rain