Paper birch
SpeciesTrees
North American birch with thin, peeling white bark
1.60Rare
Rare
Paper birch
- Trees
Betula papyrifera, commonly called paper birch, American white birch or canoe birch, is a short-lived birch species native to northern North America. Its thin white bark often peels from the trunk in paper-like layers. It is often among the first species to colonize burned areas at northern latitudes and is important for moose browsing. Its wood is used for boltwood, sawlogs, firewood and pulpwood.
- Scientific name
- Betula papyrifera
- Native range
- Northern North America
- Bark
- Thin, white and paper-like
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Betula papyrifera (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q76971
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By InAweofGod'sCreation. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsInAweofGod'sCreation, 13. The Fall of AcadiaModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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