Trees blazing with color are responding to fewer hours of sunlight. Sensing that the days are getting too short for their ...

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 ...

The glorious paper birch outside the window that has for the past three weeks beamed a sunny glow is losing its luster, one ...

The paper birch is known for its white exfoliating bark, dark green foliage and golden fall color. The birch tree has always been a popular landscape tree because of its beautiful bark and graceful ...

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the York Weekly in 2013. Paper birch (also called white birch) is an iconic tree of the north and probably our most easily recognized tree because of its ...

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.

I bought a Christmas tree yesterday. Actually, two. The first is a balsam. To me, Christmas smells like Abies balsamaea. Its long-lasting fragrance is the opposite of the foul odor produced by last ...

Natural areas incorporating a high degree of topographic or elevational variation, or both, may promote the survival of species in the face of climate change. We describe selected attributes of a ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to overlook, ...