Betula platyphylla

Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch^[1] or Japanese white birch,^[2] is a tree species in the family Betulaceae.^[1][3] It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 metres (100 feet) tall.^[3]

Betula platyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Betula
Subgenus:	Betula subg. Betula
Species:	B. platyphylla
Binomial name
Betula platyphylla Sukaczev