Cherry Birch. Sweet Birch. Black Birch. Mahogany Birch.
Cherry, because bark resembles that of cherry tree; sweet, refers to the taste of the spicy bark.
Betula lenta Linnaeus.
Betula, the classical Latin name; lenta, meaning tenacious, sticky, may refer to the gum which exudes from the trunk.
Habitat.
Habitat: (See map); best in Ten
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