Betula pendula, commonly known as the European white birch, silver birch or European weeping birch, is a member of the Betulaceae family (closely related to the beech and oak family). The name for ...

Q. Last year we planed a small, weeping birch tree in our backyard without doing any prior research. Dumb, I know. It seemed to have a rough time adjusting, despite our attention on keeping it ...

European birch is one of those woods that is very plain — except when it isn’t. Some of the distinctive patterns yielded include flame and curly figures. Another figure of note is Karelian birch, ...

Much like maple trees, birch trees can be tapped for a steady source of delicious and edible liquid sap, also called birch water. Learning bushcraft skills serves as a clear reminder that we are ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

“Backyard Medicine,” by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal, is a book full of natural healing solutions for everyday ailments. Birch has a multitude of historical uses but is less familiar for its ...