Also do not prune in spring, as it will actively harm birch trees. ‘They are pumping materials through the xylem (and phloem), if pruned, they will “bleed” excessively, potentially attracting disease ...

River birch trees have been described as a fast-growing tree that'll provide natural shade to your yard. It often grows in wetter soils and helps work against erosion caused by floods, which is ...

MITCHELL — Bees hum through purple salvia. Butterflies flutter over milkweed. Hummingbirds sip from clematis climbing old ...

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Species of trees with this bark characteristic include sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), river birch (Betula nigra), dawn redwood (Metasequoia) and kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa).

Garden writer Jeff Lowenfels asks whether there is more matter falling from birch trees late this summer than in previous years, ...

In the expanse of Big Meadows, one of the most popular areas in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, stands a lone gray birch tree. It is a beautiful tree. It emerges from the ground with ...

Yellow birch is a favorite summer food of the yellow-bellied sapsuckers who extract the sap of the tree. After pecking and drilling quarter-inch holes in neatly arranged rows around the trunk or limbs ...

Soon-to-list NYC penthouse comes with rare outdoor perks — including more than a dozen birch trees By Jennifer Gould Published June 12, 2025, 3:10 p.m. ET ...

Choose the perfect tree for your garden by considering factors like hardiness, local climate, and soil quality.

Thieves are illegally cutting down thousands of birch trees in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to make a quick buck off city dwellers who love the paper-white logs, limbs and twigs in their home ...