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disturbedsoil t1_itiuo1f wrote

Reply to comment by Northlogic2 in Grove of Birch Trees Fading Into the Mist, Lapland, Finland [OC] (3000x4000) by Northlogic2

Thanks, I should have looked before asking. They look very much the same.

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Northlogic2 OP t1_itiv4s3 wrote

I wasn't sure either if we could also have quaking aspens in Finland, so we both learned something. Yay!

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disturbedsoil t1_itivr4u wrote

Like many trees I suspect they are related. I just looked up the wood characteristics, similar there too. Long lost cousin.

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misirlou22 t1_itj00ow wrote

Aspens are part of the populus genus, which includes poplar trees. The quaking Aspen has similar white bark to some birches, aka the betula genus, but they aren't closely related. Different taxonomic families.

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