Most people think of the classic birch tree with white bark, but there are also varieties with red, peeling bark and upright or weeping growth habits. No matter which of the 60-plus birch ...

Canoe builders have a trained eye for picking out a "canoe birch-bark tree," which ideally should be some 50-60 inches in diameter Due to the decimation of forests for lumber and pulpwood ...

The range of the red squirrel is from the tree line of North America south into the northern ... and an inner layer of finely shredded bark, often from yellow birch or white cedar. A single entrance, ...

Helen Peltier, who is Anishinaabe from Fort William First Nation, has reconnected to her culture and community through the humble birch bark tree. For Anishinaabe people, the birch tree is a ...

By Aislinn Sarnacki Have you ever noticed how much tree bark varies in texture, color and pattern? If your answer is “no,” I ...

Seeing a 150-year-old tree is impressive on its own, made all the more impactful by gorgeous mature bark. The brilliant red, orange, or yellow color of shrub branches is due to concentrations of ...