Red Haired Girl In The Nature Posing On The Glade Field With Birch Trees

Note: many American texts have B. pendula and B. pubescens confused, though they are distinct species with different chromosome numbers.
Uses
- Birch wood is fine-grained and pale in colour, often with an attractive satin-like sheen. Ripple figuring may occur, increasing the value of the timber for veneer and furniture-making. The highly-decorative Masur (or Karelian) birch, from Betula verrucosa var. carelica, has ripple textures combined with attractive dark streaks and lines. Birch wood is suitable for veneer, and birch plywood is among the strongest and most dimensionally-stable plywoods, although it is unsuitable for exterior use.