• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.241-245
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• 2017

Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus), which has invaluable medicinal uses, grows only on living trees. To date, it is still harvested from its natural habitat and is not cultivated artificially. We artificially cultivated chaga mushrooms by inoculating its sawdust spawns on Betula platyphylla var. japonica in 2007, and monitored mushroom growth on the inoculated trees for 9 years. The mushrooms grew less than 1 cm per year, with the largest mushroom growing up to 9 cm in the 9 years of study. There was no difference in the growth (diameter at breast height) of trees with viable and non-viable I. obliquus. In conclusion, artificial cultivation of chaga mushroom was successful. Our findings suggest that selection of large B. platyphylla var. japonica as host tree could lead to better I. obliquus productivity. Further improvements of the method are needed to increase the success rate of I. obliquus inoculation.

• Landscaping Tree
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• s.114
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• pp.30-35
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• 2010

자작나무는 수피를 태울 때 '자작자작'거리는 소리가 난다고 하여 붙여진 예쁜 이름이다. 또한 결혼을 뜻하는 '화촉'이란 단어도 자작나무를 일�Z는 '화(樺)에서 유래되었는데, 이는 오래 전부터 우리 조상들이 자작나무 껍질의 기름성분을 이용하여 신혼 방에 등불을 만들어 방안을 훤히 밝힌 데서 찾아볼 수 있다. 동양에서는 눈처럼 하얀 껍질과 시원스레 뻗은 키로 인해 '미인나무'로 통하는가 하면, Birch라고 불리는 서양에서는 숲 속의 여왕으로 대접받을 정도로 사랑받는 나무이다.

• Landscaping Tree
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• s.113
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• pp.20-24
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• 2009

자작나무 수피를 태울 때 '자작자작'거리는 소리가 난다고하여 붙여진 예쁜 이름이다. 또한 결혼을 뜻하는 '화촉'이란 단어도 자작나무를 일컫는 '화(樺)'에서 유래되었는데, 이는 오래 전부터 우리 조상들이 자작나무 껍질의 기름성분을 이용하여 신혼 방에 등불을 만들어 방안을 환히 밝힌 데서 찾아볼 수 있다. 동양에서는 눈처럼 하얀 껍질과 시원스레 뻗은 키로 인해 '미인나무'로 통하는가 하면, Birch라고 불리는 서양에서는 숲 속의 여왕으로 대접 받을 정도로 사랑받는 나무이다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.89 no.2
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• pp.249-255
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• 2000

This study has been carried out to estimate aboveground biomass and net primary production in a 22-year-old Betula platyphylla and 24-year-old juglans mandshurica plantations. Nine sample trees were cut in each plantation. Estimations for aboveground biomass and net primary production were made by the equation model $Wt=aD^b$ where Wt is ovendry weight in kg and D is DBH in cm. Total aboveground biomass was 79.33t/ha in Betula platyphylla plantation and 67.47t/ha in Juglans mandshurica plantation. The proportion of each tree component to total aboveground biomass was high in order of bolewood, branches, bolebark, and leaves in the two plantations. Aboveground total net primary production was estimated at 9,92t/ha in Betula platyphylla plantation and 11.79t/ha in Juglans mandshurica plantation. There was greater net primary production in Juglans mandshurica plantation than in Betula platyphylla plantation because of greater bolewood, bolebark, current twig, and branch net primary productions in Juglans mandshurica plantation than in Betula platyphylla plantation.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.224-231
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• 2003

To develope reforestation methods for environmentally sound and ecological forest management, stand structure and radial growth of the trees were investigated and compared by species and study sites. Plantation forest studied on Betula costata, Betula platyphylla var. japonica and Betula davurica, was located at Jawoon-ni Nae-myeun, Hongcheon-gun and natural forest studied on Betula costata, was located at Jangjeon-ni Jinbu-myeun, Pyeungchang-gun. In 12.3 years after planting, differences of annual diameter increment among three Betula species were significant. The highest mean annual diameter increments, 7.67mm was measured in planting Betula costata, and followed by planting Betula platyphylla var. japonica and Betula davurica, and the lowest values. 4.32mm did in natural Betula costata. If planting Genus Beula in this district. Betula costata might be the best species. From these facts, massive planting of three Betula species in this district might have much problems, but might be evaluated as proper trial.

• Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.206-220
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• 2023

In the royal publishing process of the Joseon Dynasty, the main species of wood used for woodblock printing was recorded as Jajak-mok. Although the name Jajak-mok may suggest Jajak-namu(white birch), it is presumed to refer to a different type of wood than Jajak-namu based on its recorded habitat and usage in historical documents. The aim of this paper is to clarify that during the Joseon Dynasty, the term Jajak-mok referred to Geojesu-namu (Korean birch), while Jajak-namu was called Hwa-mok(樺木). Additionally, this paper explores how the term Jajakmok eventually became the name of white birch, Jajak-namu, used today. In the mid-18th century, Japan used the character 樺(hwa) to refer to Beot-namu(Sargent cherry). As Japanese encyclopedias entered Joseon, the term Hwa-mok began to refer to both Beot-namu and Jajak-namu, which is also called Bot-namu. Since the pronunciation of Boet-namu and Bot-namu are similar, the two trees were eventually unified under the name Boet-namu. In the 20th century, the official names of three trees were established. According to notifications issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce of the Korean Empire in 1910 and the Governor-General of Chosen in 1912, Hwa-mok(white birch) was renamed asJajak-namu. In 1968, Beot-namu(Sargent cherry) retained its original name, and Jajak-mok(Korean birch) was remained . In modern Chinese character dictionaries, the meaning of 樺(hwa) is listed as "1. Beot-namu(Sargent cherry), 2. Jajak-namu(white birch)." From this, we can infer the historical background in which the names of these three trees were mixed up.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.98-100
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• 2008

A birch fungus, Piptoporus betulinus, is judged the mushroom with economical value that produces the fruiting body on Betula trees, but the mushroom rarely occurs in Korean birch forest. So, the fungus was applied to log cultivation for the production of fruiting body on Betula davurica. The fungus produce the fruiting bodies in the early August of the next year after inoculation in April and its mushroom matured in October. The mushroom produced 212 g to 1,298 g fresh weight in one or two mushrooms per a log. Thus, it is considered that log cultivation of the fungus has a potential to mass production of fruiting body and is expected to introduce to more researches to develop the use of this mushroom.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.89-95
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• 2002

In woody plant germplasms, using prefrozen dormant buds for materials is one way to achieve successful cryopreservation. The protocol of cryopreservation for White birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) winter vegetative buds is the following. First, the branches of White birch were collected in January 20, when the vegetative buds were still in a state of quiescence. The winter buds with about 5㎜ of xylem tissue were removed from the branches. They were dehydrated to moisture contents about 44% by air dry treatment. The buds were prefrozen, with the temperature being decreased by 5∼-20$\^{C}$ and then transfered to the LN(liquid nitrogen) maintained below -l96$\^{C}$. After cryopreservation, the vegetative buds were rapidly thawed in a water bath at 40$\pm$5$\^{C}$. In this case, the cell survival rate of samples was about 86%. After sterilization, buds were then cultured on MS medium. These results demonstrate the feasibility for cryopreservation of winter vegetation buds of Betula platyphylla var. japonica.

• Journal of Korea Foresty Energy
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.54-58
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• 2002

White birch bark is being called baekhwapi usually and is used urination, travail, removal of fever in Oriental medicine. Betulin had been known as main chemistry ingredient of white birch bark. So, in an experiment that see betulin and connection inorganic compounds separation and enforced to recognize antioxidative activity and anti HIV. Betulin's yield separated vast quantity for the first time in Korea by 6.9%, and 3,4-dihydrobenzoic acid in ethylacetate soluble as experiment result. Wish to utilize betulin connection derivative as each kind experiment sample ore because do composition making since.

• 한국양묘협회지
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• s.26
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• pp.46-50
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• 1998