Betula pendula (European white birch): Leaves
		Leaves are alternate, simple, and broadly oval-shaped (sometimes rhomboidal to diamond-shaped). They are 1 to 3 inches long, glossy dark green and dotted with glands on both surfaces. Margins are doubly serrate and the tree leafs out early in spring. Fall color is yellow-green or a poor yellow, and the leaves fall 3 or 4 weeks later than native birches.