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 ...

Suzanne Simard has spent more time hiding from grizzly bears than most people, and she did it for science. Working in Canada in the 1990s, Simard set out to answer a question: Why do Douglas firs need ...

Walking along the banks of a river, through a young forest, or along a city street, there is a tree that stands out from the rest. At first glance it might appear to be just another paper birch, but ...

Fall colors are nearing peak across Carlton County. Sitting where the deciduous forest of the south meets the coniferous forest of the north and at the intersection of four of Minnesota's 10 ...

And if something like an ice storm knocks out those crop trees, we have this new cohort waiting in the wings and ready to take off.” Presently, the stands are almost entirely beech and black birch, ...