Submitted photoA tree that offers great landscape ... in warmer areas of the southeast. The river birch is well-known for its peeling, paper-like bark. The cinnamon-colored, exfoliating bark ...

Paper birch (also called white birch) is an iconic tree of the north and probably our most easily recognized tree because of its distinctive white bark. The scientific name Betula papyrifera ...

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Paper Birch. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

This can prevent a birch tree from absorbing iron ... to slowly move through the trees.” Paper birches are “born” with reddish brown bark, which whitens after about four seasons.

His paper bark birch was in serious decline. From what I could see this 18 inches to 2 feet diameter tree was in bad shape. I talked to the homeowner, and he made the decision to take it down.

‘It is similar to a white paper bark birch tree but the white color is creamier with hints of orange and yellow, and the peeling effect tends to be more pronounced,’ says Lisa. ‘This tree is ...

Known as the state tree of New Hampshire, the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) is commonly referred to as a ‘poor man’s fire starter.’ The trees’ characteristic white papery bark is impossible to miss ...

Behold the birch tree, the noble northland native ... NaturNorth uses the bark from trees already cut down to make paper. Tons of paper-mill waste that is being burned in boilers will instead ...

In the paper birch trees, in particular, the layers peel away in horizontal, curly strips. Lenticels are pores that move carbon dioxide and oxygen through a tree's protective outer bark.

You might be barking up the wrong tree if you don’t know about ... everyone knows the iconic white peeling bark of a paper (aka white) birch or the thin, golden tendrils that peel off a yellow ...