Betula maximowicziana

Betula maximowicziana, the monarch birch, is a species of birch tree native to the Kuril Islands and northern to central Japan. It is a valuable timber tree in Japan.^[2] It is also grown as an ornamental for its bark in Japan, Europe and a few places in North America, but has had limited acceptance due to lack of uniformity.^[3]

Betula maximowicziana
Leaves and bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Betula
Subgenus:	Betula subg. Betulaster
Species:	B. maximowicziana
Binomial name
Betula maximowicziana Regel[1]
Synonyms
Betula candelae Koidz. Betula maximowiczii Regel Betula maximowiczii Rupr.