scientists is extracting a natural chemical from birch bark that appears to hold incredible potential for fighting diseases ... Paper-mill waste But it gets better. Instead of chopping trees ...

The disease is not usually a serious ... and is seen less frequently on maples (fig 4), paper birch, sycamore, and walnut. There is no control or treatment for slime flux. Inserting a drain tube into ...

In this episode of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces the Paper Birch. This species is found in the North Woods of Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Known as the state tree of New Hampshire, the paper birch (Betula papyrifera) is commonly referred to as a ‘poor man’s fire starter.’ The trees’ characteristic white papery bark is impossible to miss ...

Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Time for the local weeping birch tree population is rapidly coming to an end. The once ...

While paper birch doesn't only live in the far north, it is a tree that is well adapted to cold climates, thriving at the northernmost limits of tree growth in arctic Canada and Alaska.

The rare inherited disorder epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, leads to skin so fragile that it tears like tissue paper. The resulting ... the bark of two types of birch trees native to Europe.

This tree is resistant to drought, flooding, and air pollution. In addition to their environmental versatility, river birch is the only birch species that is resistant to the Birch Borer, an extremely ...