. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Distribution of resin birch (Betula glandulosa) and water birch {Betula occidentalis). from Tulare and Inyo counties to Fresno and Kings coun- ties, northward to Butte and Modoc counties, and west- ward to Siskiyou and Humboldt counties. It extends eastward to the Bockv Mountains and northward to Brit- ish Columbia. Economic value. Water birch is a fairly important browse species on some ranges. The leafage and twigs are cropped with moderate to good relish by all brows- ing animals, but it is sometime
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. Distribution of resin birch (Betula glandulosa) and water birch {Betula occidentalis). from Tulare and Inyo counties to Fresno and Kings coun- ties, northward to Butte and Modoc counties, and west- ward to Siskiyou and Humboldt counties. It extends eastward to the Bockv Mountains and northward to Brit- ish Columbia. Economic value. Water birch is a fairly important browse species on some ranges. The leafage and twigs are cropped with moderate to good relish by all brows- ing animals, but it is sometimes inaccessible because of the wet sites that it occupies. It is somewhat more palata- ble than the alders, possibly because the sap is blander and the leaves thinner and more delicate. Browse rating. Good to fair for deer; fair for goats; fair to poor for cattle and sheep; and poor to useles for horses. resin birch (Betula glandulosa), also called mountain birch, is a shrub 1 to 6 feet high with smooth dark bark and glandular warty branchlets. Leaves thick, broadly ovate or roundish, usually less than 1 inch long, % to 1 inch wide, margins with rounded teeth. Nutlets ob- scurely winged. Distribution (map on this page). This is an exceedingly common species in the high mountains in its somewhat restricted range in northern California, from 6,500 to 7,500 feet elevation. It occurs in the Warner Mountains, Modoc County; from near Lassen Peak and Big Mea- dows, Plumas Count)-; and in Butte Count)'. It extends northward to Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, eastward to the Rocky Mountains, the Cheat Lakes region, and the New England states. CALIFORNIA RANGE HHUSIILANDS AND BROWSE PLAN IS. 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 Sampson, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1884-1967; Jespersen, Beryl S. [Berkeley] :
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