Betula alnoides that, by time it matures, reaches a diameter of by . The peduncle is long while the diameter of the bracts is only . The seeds are ripe from March to May and are long while the flowers bloom from October to January. "Betula alnoides" inner bark is edible and is used for making cakes and bread. It is also considered to be an antidote against snakebites and is used to treat dislocated bones. Betula alnoides Betula alnoides (; , , literally: "tiger power") is a species of birch that can be found in natural condition in such countries as
Betula lenta vertical cracks into irregular scaly plates revealing rough dark brown bark patterns. This, however, only occurs in mature, or ancient, trees and these specimens are not often identified by the public as "B. lenta" due to the difference between the tree's smooth young bark (which the public is most familiar with) and the tree's rough, cracked and plated mature bark. The twigs, when scraped, have a strong scent of wintergreen due to methyl salicylate, which is produced in the bark. The leaves are alternate, ovate, long and broad, with a finely serrated margin. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins long, the