Photo: Betula pendula 45.
f. dalecarlica. Leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2012-07-05.
f. dalecarlica. Leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2012-07-05.
f. dalecarlica. Branches. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2012-07-05.
f. dalecarlica. Branches. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2012-07-05.
f. dalecarlica. Branches. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2012-07-05.
Male (hanging) and female (upright) flowers. Malmi, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2011-04-29.
"Mouse ears", that is, young birch leaf. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2011-04-27.
"Mouse ears", that is, young birch leaf. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2011-04-27.
Hanging male catkin, upright female catkins and young leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-05-21.
Hanging male catkin, upright female catkins and young leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-05-21.
Young leaf and catkins. Note the small upright female catkin. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-05-13.
Young leaf and catkins. Note the small upright female catkin. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-05-13.
Closeup of leaves, hanging, as proper B. pendula -leaves do. BGBM, Berlin, Germany. Planted. 1995-06-01.
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