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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 ...

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 ...

Yellow Birch boasts distinctive features that facilitate its identification throughout its expansive range from Newfoundland to Georgia. A notable characteristic is the luminous quality of the bark on ...

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 ...

On our walks in Marcy Woods on the Lower Trail in past years my daughter, Allison, and I would pass a tall, dead Yellow birch tree, Either one of us would point out at times the numerous huge cavities ...

Deep in the heart of Devon on the edge of Dartmoor a ghostly glow shines through the dusk. As you approach, flashes of white can be seen; eventually, mature birch trees, pale in the twilight, draw you ...

There’s usually a point each November when Vermont seemingly transforms from fall to winter overnight. One day the leaves are vibrant hues of red and yellow. Then the wind blows or the rain falls, and ...