Assertion: birch | /r/HasProperty | important tree
Facets:
value: because of their foliage
type: CAUSE
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: in no small part
type: OTHER
value: in russian culture
type: LOCATION
value: through most of human history
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The birch has been an important tree through most of human history, and its distinctive bark was used for some of the earliest surviving written documents.
text: The birch is a very important element in Russian culture and represents the grace, strength, tenderness and natural beauty of Russian women as well as the closeness to nature of the Russians.
text: The birch is one of the important plants found in temperate regions.
text: The birches are important ornamental species, in no small part because of their foliage.