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Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) is my indicator species for the northern hardwood zone here in Western North Carolina. On north slopes and in cool ravines or watersheds, yellow birch will appear ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a yellow birch a good choice? The bark on yellow birch is yellow-gray to ...

Do you have favorite trees? I do. Here on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where I live there are well over 100 native species. I wouldn’t want to do without any of ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to overlook, ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...