Birch tree close-up

This is la-tag or Tag-pa shing, betule utilis tree. It grows abundantly at elevations of 4,800 to 3,000 meters above sea-level along with Junipers, conifers, and rhododendrons. It grows as high as 15 to 25 meters approximately two or three-storied building. The leaf measures 3 to 10 centimeters long with paper-like maroon bark.