274. THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
BIRCH LEAF 0R MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY 
BIRCH LEAF 
Cercocarpus parvifolius 
ForM 
A slow growing bushy shrub up to 
10’ in height; occasionally a‘tree 
15’~-20’ tall. Branches and leaves 
aromatic. 
LEAVES 
Thick, smooth and yellowish green 
above, veins prominent. Coarsely 
notched above the middle. 
FRUIT 
Light chestnut brown tube split at 
the apex with hairy tail 4’-5” long 
projecting from the tubes. 
RANGE 
Dry mountain ranges of the West. 
Nebraska to Oregon; Texas to the 
mountains of lower California. 
