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Silver Birch

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Scientific nameBetula pendula
Conservation statusEndangered (Population decreasing)
Higher classification Birch
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Did you knowDowny birch can be distinguished from silver birch with its smooth, downy shoots, which are hairless and warty in silver birch.
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About Silver Birch


Betula pendula, commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe, it is only found at higher altitudes.

Saltley gang clash: Men injured as children play nearby

Feb 16,2020 4:59 am

The confrontation happened in Silver Birch Close, Saltley

Two men have been injured in a clash between rival gangs in a cul-de-sac as children played nearby, police said.

The confrontation, in the Saltley area of Birmingham on Friday Evening , followed a car chase.

West Midlands Police said a BMW crashed into a wall and the occupants of a VW Golf, with their faces covered, emerged armed with a machete and a shotgun.

Two victims, both 23, were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

One suffered cuts to his legs while The Other had a graze from a shotgun pellet.

A force spokeswoman said: "It was fortunate innocent people, including children, were not injured.

"The attackers made off in a VW Golf and efforts are under way to trace The Vehicle and The Men involved. "

One of the injured men was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm.

West Midlands Police said The Attack , at 18:30 BST, was a "targeted attack between rival groups. "

A BMW crashed into a wall after it was involved in a chase with a VW Golf

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Source of news: bbc.com

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