Growing and learning about trees can be a fun hobby, and it teaches us more about our environment. River birch trees may be ...

Known as the state tree of New Hampshire, the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) is commonly referred to as a ‘poor man’s fire starter.’ The trees’ characteristic white papery bark is impossible to miss ...

Consequently, when translated directly from Latin to English, Betula populifolia means “birch with poplar-like leaves.” Their gray/white chalky bark is reminiscent of their ecological counterpart, the ...