. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 57 BLACK BIRCH Betula lenta, Linnaeus THE BLACK BIRCH, also called Sweet Birch and Cherry Birch, is one of the handsomest of our native birches. The winter-green flavor of the twigs is an unfailing distin- guishing characteristic. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 2 to 5 inches long. On the last season's growth they occur singly; on older twigs in pairs but never op- posite each other. The flowers ap- pear before the leaves and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing are arranged in droop- ing tassels from 3 to 4 inches long. The f
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 57 BLACK BIRCH Betula lenta, Linnaeus THE BLACK BIRCH, also called Sweet Birch and Cherry Birch, is one of the handsomest of our native birches. The winter-green flavor of the twigs is an unfailing distin- guishing characteristic. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 2 to 5 inches long. On the last season's growth they occur singly; on older twigs in pairs but never op- posite each other. The flowers ap- pear before the leaves and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing are arranged in droop- ing tassels from 3 to 4 inches long. The fruit is an erect cylindrical spike \x/i to 2 inches long. The seeds are small winged nutlet s with 3 - lobed scales. The bark on young stems and branches is smooth, shiny, close-fitting, black- ish, and dotted with pale elongat- ed breathing pores. On old trunks is size. thick, black, breaks into irregular rough plates. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, brownish with yellow sapwood. It is used for furniture, interior finish, pulp, chem- icals, and fuel. The Black Birch is found from Newfoundland to On- tario, south to Indiana and North Carolina. It is common in rich soils of moist woods across New York from Lake Champlain and the Hudson valley to St. Lawrence county and Lake Erie outside of the higher Adirondacks and Cats- kills. It extends southward to Long BLACK BIRCH Leaves, fruit, and flower tassels one-fourth natural. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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