Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Birch species are generally small- or medium-sized trees or large ...

which stood in Boston during the American Revolution. One of the first major colonial protests—a demonstration against the Stamp Act of 1765—took place around the tree. Birch (Betula paprifera ...

In regards to its ecological importance, yellow birch trees are extremely important for various types of wildlife, providing food for animals like White-tailed deer, Moose, Eastern Cottontail, ...

but it is an interesting and beautiful understory tree that deserves consideration for home gardens. A member of the birch family, one of the American hornbeam’s most distinctive features is its ...