. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 54 Bulletin 73 Bark white. Leaves nearly triangular, saw-tooth or lobed, long taper-pointed, bark c'.ose White Birch Leaves ovate, saw-toothed, bark in easily separable layers, often ragged. .Paper Birch Bark dark-browa or black, close, sweet, aromatic Sweet Birch Bark silvery-yellow, in layers, often ragged Yellow Birch Introduced species.—The European white birch (B. o76a) is commonly planted for ornamental purposes. It is a beautiful tree closely resembling the native white birch. Tliere are numerous horticultural varieties, some
. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 54 Bulletin 73 Bark white. Leaves nearly triangular, saw-tooth or lobed, long taper-pointed, bark c'.ose White Birch Leaves ovate, saw-toothed, bark in easily separable layers, often ragged. .Paper Birch Bark dark-browa or black, close, sweet, aromatic Sweet Birch Bark silvery-yellow, in layers, often ragged Yellow Birch Introduced species.—The European white birch (B. o76a) is commonly planted for ornamental purposes. It is a beautiful tree closely resembling the native white birch. Tliere are numerous horticultural varieties, some with finely cut leaves and pendulous branches. WHITE BIRCH ( BIRCH). BetulapopuUfoUa Marsh. The white birch is at best but a small, short-lived tree, but it grows in such numbers that it is sure to attract attention. The points which distinguish this birch are its triang- ular, slender, taper-pointed leaves, smooth-shining on both sides, and its smooth, close, creamy-white bark. f| Both the staminate and the pistillate catkins open before the leaves in the spring. It is most abundant in the lighter soils, either moist or dry in the Champlain valley. It never reaches the higher altitudes, 1800 feet being the highest reported by Dr. Sargent. In the Connecticut valley it is report ed by Flint only as far north as Westmoreland, X. H. It never reaches sufficient size to become a valuable lumber tree, but its! light elastic stem is always in demand for spools, shoe-pegs, and barrel- hoops. The white birch with its white trunk and graceful branches and light, delicate foliage is one of our most beautiful trees, but its desirability for transplanting is lessened by its short life and liability to injury from storm Si. WHITE BIRCH Leaves and fruit, X }i- PAPER BIRCH (cAXOE BIRCH). Bctula papi/rifem Marsh. The paper birch is found in cool soils in all parts of the state, being typically a tree of more northern distribution than is the last species. It is, however, often intermingl
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