River Birch, Red Birch Scientific Name: Betula nigra
Description: The Red Birch is a southern species, a graceful, medium-sized tree, 30-50' and occasionally 80' high, with a trunk 3' thick, commonly, but not invariably, divided into strong ascending limbs at a point 6-8' above the ground.
Habitat: Beside rivers and ponds, or in low marshy woodlands.
Range: Throughout most of the eastern United States.
Type: Tree Source:Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs by F. Schuyler Mathews
Photograph: Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service from www.forestryimages.org. |
