<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Betula pendula</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31467697</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:05:56</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">European white birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">common birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">silver birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">white birch</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of medium-sized European birch, typically reaching 15-25 m tall with a slender trunk and a crown of drooping branches and small, sharp-pointed leaves about 6 cm (2 inches) long. The bark is white, often with black diamond-shaped marks or larger patches at the base. ]]></dc:description></metadata>