. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. â FCTrijiiTrai 115 1 ii. PLATE XLIV. YELLOW BIRCH. 1 I'laiidi with (si stiiiiiiiiatf llowtTs, and (p) pistillate flowers, x ». 2. Kraiu'li with inatui" leaves and four fruiting strobiles, x i. 3. A winged seed, enlarged. I A *^tr" »"'', "%'""'l '" riucb".' lumping about ⢠Tiu r u;'..u°b ' \° r;ru/bu°,, \ ..... PEUII-Au erect. ,y very »'-'-tV''-Vruef .o°''r'ce"LraLrs S' SV°sm°aU Hue. consistlug ot
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. â FCTrijiiTrai 115 1 ii. PLATE XLIV. YELLOW BIRCH. 1 I'laiidi with (si stiiiiiiiiatf llowtTs, and (p) pistillate flowers, x ». 2. Kraiu'li with inatui" leaves and four fruiting strobiles, x i. 3. A winged seed, enlarged. I A *^tr" »"'', "%'""'l '" riucb".' lumping about ⢠Tiu r u;'..u°b ' \° r;ru/bu°,, \ ..... PEUII-Au erect. ,y very »'-'-tV''-Vruef .o°''r'ce"LraLrs S' SV°sm°aU Hue. consistlug ot numerous 3-lobe(l scales taateued to a central winged nuts with ratbcr narrow wings. WOOD-Ditfuse-poroua; rays indistinct; heavy, ^ard strong co-pact not ...able when in contact with the soil. Heart-wood Ugh ^rown tinged wUh ^^^^ ^JP l^ ^.^taln Weighs pounds per cubic foot. Used fo- furniture, flooring, mtenor veneers and fuel. DISTINGUISHING CHAEACTEEISTICS-The Yellow Birch ^l^jJ^^Z.^Tj^ ^ Birch, can readily be from the other ^ f ^^ .«,^J ^^.'^'^^^^i^g the bark resembles which peels off into thin, film-like, papetT scale "« "^^^^^^^ °J,Jf \J^ ^^ite color of the that of the Paper Birch and the Bed ^'-^^^ \ .»^" ^^^^^f^^^; ";,, ^Le. fllm-like. papery scales former nor the reddish to f^---lf^^'''Zle''Tt^e Yellow B^rch and the strobiles of the former rre":Lrr.^l;k^d^whr lli^se":? tr latL":re^ usually sessile or very short-stalked. EANC-E-Newfoundland. south to Pennsylvania, and along the mountains to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Minnesota. DISIEIBUIIOH IN PEHNSVLVASIA-Founa locally tbrougbou. State but most common in the Alleghenies. HABITAT-Common on moist rich uplands, borders of streams, and in swamps. IMPOKTANCE OF THE SPECIES-a;ho --"W Birch is one of the largest^^deci^duc,us ^ tre^^^ of northeastern America. Until recently t^;^,;;;"^^^^,^,',^ ,nd Tn the future it w
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