. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 49 RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra, Linnaeus THE River Birch is also called Red Birch and Water Birch. It usually occurs on rivers, streams, ponds, swamps and other watery places. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 1 J^ to 3 inches long and wedge-shaped at base. The flow- ers appear about April, are of two kinds. The pollen- bearing are ar- ranged in droop- ing tassels, 2 to 3 inches long. The seed-producing oc- cur in small spikes about one-third of an inch long. The fruit is
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 49 RIVER BIRCH Betula nigra, Linnaeus THE River Birch is also called Red Birch and Water Birch. It usually occurs on rivers, streams, ponds, swamps and other watery places. The leaves are simple, alternate, egg-shaped, 1 J^ to 3 inches long and wedge-shaped at base. The flow- ers appear about April, are of two kinds. The pollen- bearing are ar- ranged in droop- ing tassels, 2 to 3 inches long. The seed-producing oc- cur in small spikes about one-third of an inch long. The fruit is an erect cylindrical spike 1 to 1 ^ inches long. The seeds ripen in early summer with 3-lobe scales. The bark is reddish- brown to cinna- mon-red, peels off in large, thick lay- ers. On old trees the bark becomes thick and deeply furrowed. The twigs are reddish- brown and more or less hairy. The wood is strong, heavy, close-grained, reddish-brown and white sapwood. It is used in the manufacture of woodenware, crates, turnery, pulp and chemicals. The River Birch extends farther south than any other of our native birches Its range is from Massachusetts to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas. In Ohio it is confined to the southeastern part of State, chiefly from Fair- field county southward. Exceptional trees reach a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 4 feet. The River Birch may be called a soldier tree, for it battles fiercely with the over- flow waters of swollen streams. It is of inestimable value as a protector of river and stream banks, and is well adapted for ornamental planting. ^. RIVER BIRCH One-third 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; Secrest, Edmund, b. 1882. Washington, D. C. : The American Tree Association
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