<?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">sweet birch</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31470075</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:31</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">birch, sweet</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">black birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cherry birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mahogany birch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">red birch</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Betula lenta, native to the southern Appalachians. It is similar to yellow birch and is not separated from it commercially, but it is denser and deeper in color. It is used in the making of veneer, flooring, furniture, doors, plywood, and vehicle parts. ]]></dc:description></metadata>