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Betula papyrifera cv. ‘Renaissance Reflection’
Paper birch
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fagales | Birch, she-oak, beech, walnut, bayberry, others |
| Family | Betulaceae | Birch family: birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams and hop-hornbeams |
| Genus | Betula | Birch |
| Species | papyrifera | From papyrus, once used for paper, for the paper-like bark |
| Cultivar | ‘Renaissance Reflection’ | |
About plant names...
This cultivated variety of American white birch is somewhat smaller and more disease resistent
than the original variety, Betula papyrifera.
Online References:
The Boone County Arboretum
9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts 
Betula papyrifera cv. ‘Renaissance Reflection’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
Range: Zones 3b-7b:
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