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 its ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nothing says the end of the twentieth century like the New York State Thruway. It’s a dreary gray conveyor belt of whizzing cars and veering semis, running more or less parallel to the Hudson River, ...
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 ...
When I was in my early 20s I wanted to check out my country of birth to an extent. My dad gave me a job to deliver material from Ottawa, Ontario, to Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is 1495 kilometers. For ...
The smooth bark on a sycamore tree exfoliates to expose a mottled patchwork pattern of gray, brown and creamy white layers. In the lush green of summer, the bark of woody plants is barely noticeable.
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 its ...
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