Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Yellow birch is one of the largest U.S. hardwoods when growing in its native range. That range spans from eastern Canada and the Great Lake states to extreme NE Georgia. An immediate identifier of yellow birch is the mildly aromatic wintergreen smell of the inner bark and a yellow tint on paper-like bark.
Photos by Steve Nix - "Cradle
of Forestry" in North Carolina
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Yellow
Birch Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
Yellow
birch at "Cradle of Forestry"
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Fire
Effects On Yellow Birch
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North American Timber Types
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The Great American
Hardwood Forest
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Birch
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Range Map
-The native range of yellow birch, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: gray birch, silver birch, and swamp birch
Habitat: Found on moist well-drained soils of the uplands and mountain ravines\
Description: It is easily recognized by the yellowish-bronze exfoliating bark for which it is named. The inner bark is aromatic and has a flavor of wintergreen.
Uses: It is an important source of hardwood lumber and a good browse plant for deer and moose.
