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 ...

The Silver Birch is one of Britain’s most distinctive trees. Learn the key facts and identification tips that make it easy to recognize. This video breaks down how to identify it and why it’s such an ...

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.

Three of the species native to Scotland were probably the first trees to colonise our soil as it was revealed by the retreating glaciers of the Ice Age. And birch has been among the first to move ...

Native Plant: River birch is an interesting tree that boasts interesting bark that exfoliates to reveal a variety of colors.

Larvae of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica attack two tree species: willow and birch. To fend off predator attacks, their larvae produce toxic butyric acid esters or salicylaldehyde, whose ...

Birch trees like to grow in sandier soils and are a fire-oriented species, usually among the first flora to rise up from clear-cut and burned areas because of their light, tiny seeds.

Birch trees, which grow among the village, add to its tranquillity. [Photo/icpress] The Birch tree is a plant species prevalent in North China.

Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of a birch tree for the first time, which could help protect birch populations.