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Betula szechuanica is a
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, conical in shape, growing to 20 meters in height, with white bark, yellow-green male catkins or green female catkins, and dark, blue-green leaves.
Synonyms
- Betula platyphylla var. szechuanica
- Betula mandshurica var. szechuanica
- Betula japonica var. szechuanica