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ID: 300011995
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011995

 

Record Type: concept
sweet birch (wood) (birch (wood), hardwood, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Wood of the species Betula lenta, native to the southern Appalachians. It is similar to yellow birch and is not separated from it commercially, but it is denser and deeper in color. It is used in the making of veneer, flooring, furniture, doors, plywood, and vehicle parts.
 
Terms:
sweet birch (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
black birch (sweet birch, wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
cherry birch (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
birch, sweet (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
mahogany birch (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
red birch (sweet birch, wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
suikerberkenhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
abedul dulzón (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of birch (wood)
........................................ birch (wood) (G)
Hierarchy of sweet birch (wood)
............................................ sweet birch (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot het genus Betula lenta, inheems in de zuidelijke Appalachen. Het lijkt op yellow birch en commercieel wordt er geen onderscheid gemaakt tussen de twee. Suikerberkenhout heeft echter een hogere densiteit en is dieper van kleur. Het hout wordt gebruikt voor het maken van fineer, vloeren, meubilair, deuren, triplex en voertuigonderdelen. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente a la especie Betula lenta, nativa de los Apalaches Meridionales. Es similar al abedul amarillo y no se le diferencia comercialmente, pero es más densa y de color más profundo. Se utiliza en la fabricación de chapas, pisos, muebles, puertas, madera contrachapada y piezas de vehículos. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Betula lenta (species)
................................  (Betula (genus), Betulaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343927]

Sources and Contributors:
abedul dulzón (madera)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.........................................  Feduchi, Historia del Mueble (1986) 626
birch, sweet (wood)............  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
black birch (sweet birch, wood)............  [VP]
.....................................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 138
cherry birch (wood)............  [VP]
...................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 138
mahogany birch (wood)............  [VP]
......................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 138
red birch (sweet birch, wood)............  [VP]
..................................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "birch." Accessed 01/09/02
suikerberkenhout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Everett, De bomen (1974)
sweet birch (wood)............  [VP Preferred]
...................................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 96
...................................  Hora, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Trees of the World (1981) 138
...................................  ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System online (2005-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Everett, De bomen (1974)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "sweet birch." Accessed 01/08/02
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Everett, De bomen (1974)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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