Tree Talk: Yellow Birch

This time on Tree Talk we're discussing Yellow Birch, "Betula alleghaniensis". Yellow birch is a beautiful tree; it has distinctive golden bark, and is often found "on stilts" due to establishing on nurse logs (decomposing fallen trees that provide good germination sites). It is a significant hardwood component of northern forests, with valuable wood and many wildlife benefits. No wonder the yellow birch is the Provincial Tree of Quebec - bon choix, mes amis!

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Recorded 2/24/22 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania by Allyson "Stilts" Davis.