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
Alnus viridis Alnus viridis Alnus viridis (green alder) is an alder distributed widely across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a large shrub or small tree 3–12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. The leaves are shiny green with light green undersurfaces, ovoid, 3–8 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The flowers are catkins, appearing late in spring after the leaves emerge (unlike other alders which flower before leafing out); the male catkins are pendulous, 4–8 cm long, the female catkins 1 cm long and 0.7 cm broad when mature in late autumn, in clusters