. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 56 Common Trees PAPER BIRCH Betula papyrifera, Marsh THE PAPER Birch is also called Canoe Birch and White Birch. Every boy and girl has learned that the bark of this tree was used by the Indians and early settlers in the making of canoes. No person who has seen it will forget its chalky white bark. It reaches a height of 50 to 75 feet and a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are simple, alternate, oval, 2 or 3 inches long, finely toothed on margin. The flowers appear about April and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing occur in drooping tassels about 4 inc
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 56 Common Trees PAPER BIRCH Betula papyrifera, Marsh THE PAPER Birch is also called Canoe Birch and White Birch. Every boy and girl has learned that the bark of this tree was used by the Indians and early settlers in the making of canoes. No person who has seen it will forget its chalky white bark. It reaches a height of 50 to 75 feet and a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are simple, alternate, oval, 2 or 3 inches long, finely toothed on margin. The flowers appear about April and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing occur in drooping tassels about 4 inches long. The seed - producing occur in erect spikes about 1 inch long. The fruit is short- stalked, usually drooping, cylindrical spike about 1 Yi inches long. The tiny seeds are winged and produced with 3-lobed scales. The bark on older branches and small to me- dium stems is chalky to creamy white and peels off in thin papery scales marked with elongated yellowish - brown breath- ing pores. On old trunks it becomes rough and fissured very young stems it is golden to reddish-brown. When once removed the bark is never renewed. The wood is strong, hard, light-brown with light sap- wood. It is used for spools, shoe lasts, fuel, paper pulp, and many common household articles. The Paper Birch is found in the Northwoods from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It extends east to Labrador, south to New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Michigan, west to the Rocky Mountains and from there to Alaska. In New York it is common on barren, stony, and sandy soils throughout the Adirondacks and Catskills, where it ascends to higher elevations than any other deciduous-leaved tree. It extends southward locally to Delaware and Broome counties and westward to Lake PAPER BIRCH Twig vections, winged seed and fruit scale, One-fourth natural size. enlarged. On. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appea
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