White birch

Moor birch

Downy birch

European white birch

Hairy birch

Betula pubescens is a species of birch, native and abundant throughout northern Europe, Iceland, northern Asia and Greenland

Downy birch extends farther north into the Arctic than any other broadleaf tree. Specimens of the subarctic populations are usually small and very contorted, and are often distinguished as "arctic" downy birch, Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosa (not to be confused with Betula nana). This subspecies is notable as being one of few trees native to Iceland and Greenland, where large specimens can reach 13 metres (43 ft).