Hornbeam
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Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus Carpinus in the family Betulaceae. Its species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Carpinus foliage
European hornbeam in Germany, during May
Carpinus austrobalcanica, southern Balkan hornbeam, first described 2024
Hornbeam trunk
Birch
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A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagacea
Hornbeam
…The smooth, gray trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting. As with other members of the birch family, hornbeam flowers are wind-pollinated pendulous catkins, produced in spring. Male and female flowers are on separate catkins, but on the same…
Betula pendula 001
The front and rear view of a piece of birch bark
Birch leaves
A birch-curtain in November in Ystad