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.

A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark.

In fact, a healthy birch tree can survive several years of roller infestations, by which time Nature usually supplies the predators that bring the numbers of leaf rollers into balance.

The leaves, which are 3-4 ½ inches in length, are alternately arranged, ovate, or nearly oblong, with doubly toothed leaf margins. The upper leaf surface showcases a dull, dark green hue with a hairy ...

Brown birch trees in both Southcentral and Interior Alaska this summer aren’t signaling an early fall. Rather, they are subject to an infestation of small, leaf-munching larvae. Alaska is in the ...