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Betula populifolia, known as the gray (or grey) birch, is a deciduous tree in the family Betulaceae. It is native to eastern North America and is most commonly found in the northeast United States as well as southern Quebec , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia . [ 1 ]
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula (/ ˈ b ɛ tj ʊ l ə /), [2] in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae.
The Betulaceae are believed to have originated at the end of the Cretaceous period (about 70 million years ago) in central China.This region at the time would have had a Mediterranean climate due to the proximity of the Tethys Sea, which covered parts of present-day Tibet and Xinjiang into the early Tertiary period.
Betula platyphylla (Betula pendula var. platyphylla) - Siberian silver birch; Betula populifolia - Gray birch; Betula szechuanica (Betula pendula var. szechuanica) - Sichuan birch; Tetraploid (4n = 56). Betula celtiberica - Iberian white birch; Betula pubescens - White birch, European white birch or downy birch Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosa ...
Betula pendula: silver birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula platyphylla: Siberian silver birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula populifolia: gray birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula pubescens: downy birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula pumila: swamp birch Betulaceae (birch family) Betula szechuanica: Sichuan birch Betulaceae (birch ...
Betula papyrifera (paper birch, [5] also known as (American) white birch [5] and canoe birch [5]) is a short-lived species of birch native to northern North America. Paper birch is named after the tree's thin white bark, which often peels in paper -like layers from the trunk.
The city committed to spending $18 million to restore Pine Bush habitat in exchange for gaining approval of the 2010 expansion. [43] In 1969, when Albany opened its landfill, the city of Schenectady set aside its only patch of Pine Bush as the Woodlawn Preserve, designating the 135-acre (55 ha) as a forever wild preserve.
Intensive feeding by sapsuckers is a cause of severe tree damage and mortality, with certain tree species more adversely affected by feeding than others. A USDA Forest Service study found that 67 percent of gray birch (Betula populifolia) trees damaged by yellow-bellied sapsuckers later died of their injuries. [7]