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 ...

Brazen thieves armed with axes and chainsaws are plundering parks, forests and private land in Wisconsin's Northwoods. Their prey? White birch trees. Thousands of trees have disappeared since last ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, we’re going to introduce you to a native Indiana species, and that’s grey birch. It can be found in the northern part of Indiana near Lake Michigan. It can be defined ...

The native birch species are good for bigger gardens but the coloured bark varieties can be deployed almost anywhere ...

Climate change is a persistent and growing challenge to plant life on our planet. Changes to the environment that plants are unaccustomed to affect how they grow, putting them much at risk.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.

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 ...

Question: Good afternoon, Carol. Here is a photo of some sort of fungi growing on one of our three mature birch trees in the front yard. I have not been able to identify it via the internet, so am ...

Birch trees adjust their stem thickness to support their weight. Trees are known for their great, but not unlimited, trunk height and diameter. They have evolved to develop a heavy above-ground ...