Yellow Birch boasts distinctive features that facilitate its identification throughout its expansive range from Newfoundland to Georgia. A notable characteristic is the luminous quality of the bark on ...

Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) is my indicator species for the northern hardwood zone here in Western North Carolina. On north slopes and in cool ravines or watersheds, yellow birch will appear ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a yellow birch a good choice? The bark on yellow birch is yellow-gray to ...

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Do you have favorite trees? I do. Here on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where I live there are well over 100 native species. I wouldn’t want to do without any of ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. River birch has been called "the most beautiful of American trees" by Prince ...