. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 116 iiiii RED BIRCH. Betula nigra, Linnaeus. ,.«r .rUe'>r.°.ew =«.h"i' ..ver,,n. .Unb,. Crown oarrow. .m««, and Irregralaf- ,e, w,.h are o. «.e tree a»a .U looat^n on «.e J-j:.,^ O?,,'"-;, ^^J^,«' „M trnn». dark ,wn and 7'f'™">„•>/ °'7^S ,"f, thin, fllm-Uke, paper, acale. On Tounger tmnk. and npper P""-"™ »' "'^" "^lor and f to" a few years daring which r%h:; tiTZ.^: uZT' t:\:Xt -. ^.r^ ... P
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 116 iiiii RED BIRCH. Betula nigra, Linnaeus. ,.«r .rUe'>r.°.ew =«.h"i' ..ver,,n. .Unb,. Crown oarrow. .m««, and Irregralaf- ,e, w,.h are o. «.e tree a»a .U looat^n on «.e J-j:.,^ O?,,'"-;, ^^J^,«' „M trnn». dark ,wn and 7'f'™">„•>/ °'7^S ,"f, thin, fllm-Uke, paper, acale. On Tounger tmnk. and npper P""-"™ »' "'^" "^lor and f to" a few years daring which r%h:; tiTZ.^: uZT' t:\:Xt -. ^.r^ ... Pig. 65. ^ , TWIO^lender. a. Brat h.,r, and greenOh. later , reddlab-brown. covered b, pale horizontally-elongated lenticels. BTO8-A,. o,«.e, ., ., « or alight,, hair,, covered wlt« usually 3-7 chestnut-bi-own overlapping scales. ^, «,«?« 11 «t inohps lone, wedge-shaped at base, acute ..'Ip^r^nrT-tettirgrr;;^. ^t^v^r^prieVeSUlab-lreen below. LEAF-SCARS-Similar to those of the Black Birch. See page 118. TLO^VEKS-Appcar abont April ^^fore th^ ^^^-^ "t te"U!;' --" uenall, on the aame branch. Stamina e^'IJ:Z w::L "ware, and turner,. BISTlNOmSHmO CHA-^OJEIUSXIca-The Rcd^ Blrcb. also known „ the/.ver^Bf ^^; ^J he recognized by Its roddlsh-brown «» ;''°°'7°,J'^tt^°''; J^'of the Yellow Birch which has rht n"a:^li;''Cl ar„g°;'ot^:rTerf::...ona which ma, ..so aid in dls. tinguishing it. EANOE-Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas and Texas. DI8TRIBITTI0N IN PENNSYLVANIA-Found throughout the State along the banks of the principal rivers and their chief tributaries. -""r:«r r i.^"^d°'Kir B?rcb i^jt^, "^..r=d rmuro. rl';rorr";s'ha;'r similar moisture conditions. or THE SWCIE^The Be, ^.h '^,;'.^'J,;^rrh7cl"^.Tt^r .i°e = vanla as « lumber species on account ot '^^/„",,!,„ ™Tor In th
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