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.

Mulch your tree with wood chips, shredded bark or leaf compost. Mulch will help keep soil moist and cool, as well as adding organic matter to the soil, which reduces soil compaction.

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.

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.

When birch trees fall over, salamanders like to hide underneath because the bark creates a micro-climate for them, said Colleen Matula, a DNR forest ecologist based in Ashland.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...