While paper birch doesn't only live in the far north, it is a tree that is well adapted to cold climates, thriving at the northernmost limits of tree growth in arctic Canada and Alaska.

As a native species of New England, the paper birch extends throughout the northern reaches of the continent, into Alaska and northern Canada. In addition to the trees’ fire-starting capability, the ...

While paper birch doesn’t only live in the far north, it is a tree that is well adapted to cold climates, thriving at the northernmost limits of tree growth in arctic Canada and Alaska.

The official name is “paper birch,” Betula papyrifera ... Its range is from Labrador to Alaska, the Great Lakes west to the Rocky Mountains and Washington state, and south to the northern counties of ...

Lawyer turned birch syrup farmer, Ted Hammers, has 60 acres in Talkeetna, AK of Birch trees that he farms for the ...