Paper Birch
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Deciduous Tree
Age and Size of Seedlings Being Sold: 1-0; 8-15 inches
Other Names: Canoe Birch, White Birch
Native to the U.S.
Range: Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska, south to New Jersey, Virginia mountains, northeast Indiana, Wyoming and northeast Oregon
Typical Mature Height: 70 feet
Light Requirement: sun, partial shade, shade
Soils: mesic, fertile soils
Habitat: low, wet areas; moist hillsides; stream banks
Flower Color: yellow, green, brown
Fruit: winged seeds in catkins
Bloom Time: spring
Wildlife Value: used by birds, mammals, and butterfly larvae, and moth larvae
Uses: harvested for pulpwood; specialty wood products including ice cream sticks, toothpicks, bobbins, clothespins, spools, broom handles, and toys; bark, wood, and sap used by Native Americans (e.g., bark used for canoes)
Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
More Information: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BEPA