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 speaks to ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Look up and you will see one of the best things this coming season has to offer in the bare branches. Every tree has its own character – the beech slender and steely; the oak twisting and gnarled, its ...

I grew up with birch trees just outside the window. They jutted from the remains of a turn-of-the-century rockery, which separated the drive from the lawn. When we arrived in the 1970s, the garden had ...

A new study sequences the genomes of 80 silver birch trees, a tree that has not been studied much by scientists despite its commercial value for papermaking, construction, furniture-building and more.

Birch are the stuff legends are made of. We Canadians have high regard for birch trees because we cherish the stories of original Canadians who used birch bark to make canoes. Birch bark has also been ...

Bill Blackledge's advice on how to care for Silver Birch trees... Warton's Bill Blackledge is one of the county's most popular and sought after gardeners. If it's green and needs watering, Bill can ...

Betula verrucosa can be used as an option to treat moderate to severe allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis caused by pollen from the birch homologous group of trees in adults with: symptoms despite ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forests of silver birch stretch across Europe, and they are a wonder to behold: stands of slender, white-barked trees sheltering vast swathes of earth. But these woodlands also have ...