Betula maximowicziana
Monarch Birch
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Maximowicz-Birke | |
| English | Monarch Birch | |
| Français | Bouleau de Maximowicz | |
| Italiano | Betulla di Maximowicz | |
| Suomi | Maksimovitsinkoivu | |
| Norsk | Maksimovitsbjørk | |
| Čeština | Maximowiczova bříza | |
| Español | Abedul de Maximowicz | |
| Svenska | Maximowiczbjörk | |
| Polski | Brzoza maksymowicza | |
| Український | Береза Максимовича | |
| Român | Mesteacăn Maximowicz | |
| Русский | Берёза Максимовича | |
| Български | Бреза Максимовича | |
| EESTI | Maksimovitsi kask | |
| 日本語 | マキシモビッチシラカンバ | |
| 中文 | 马克西莫维奇桦 | |
| Other names | Monarch Birch (Japan) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe | |||
| States and Territories | Kuril Islands; Japan | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fagales | |||
| Family | Betulaceae | |||
| Genus | Betula | |||
| Species | maximowicziana | |||
| Author citation | Regel | |||
| Scientific name | Betula maximowicziana Regel | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 5 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1-2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1-2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 510.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 830.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 640.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 660.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 670.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 60.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 137.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 120.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 14000.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Appearances
Wood
BTXX , apfel , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , gemessert, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
BTXX , geschaelt , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , maser , ©Bollinger Furniere
BTXX , roughcut, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
Betula maximowicziana , ©Lignum
Bark
BTXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
BTXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
BTXX , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson