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 ...

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 it… ...

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.

The adult female lays eggs in the cracks and crevices of susceptible birch trees in May. The light brown 3/4 -inch larvae bore into the wood and begin feeding on the interior tissue of the bark.

In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, just after the snow melts but before flowers start to bud, Pat Bruderer, 67, searches for paper birch trees. When she finds bark with just the right color on the ...

Over a dozen feather-light boats, built in the traditional Wabanaki style and known for their nimbleness, gathered at the ...

Q: I had five white-bark birch trees that were 4 years old and 20 feet tall. In September, they all died, one at a time, starting at the top of each tree and moving to the base.

Can birch trees be saved? Q: My birch trees are dying. Is there anything that can be done? – Clackamas County A: Birch trees are being lost across our region due to the bronze birch borer insect ...

Either way, it's a subjective/cosmetic issue at that point. Even if just one branch is alive, the tree is alive and will try to regrow (assuming the problem it's having doesn't finish off the live ...

In the expanse of Big Meadows, one of the most popular areas in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, stands a lone gray birch tree. It is a beautiful tree. It emerges from the ground with ...