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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.

Lettow said some trees are not expected to be resilient to climate changes in Southwest Michigan, such as American beech, Eastern hemlock, yellow birch, and even white pine – the state tree.

If all the standing dead trees in Michigan were laid side-by-side in a 4-foot tall pile, they would nearly wrap around the Earth – and they could be a valuable resource to enhance the state’s ...

Got a birch tree that doesn’t look too healthy after our long, dry summer? You aren’t alone. Both European white birch and river birch are popular landscape trees in the Inland Northwest.

As the name implies, a river birch’s native habitat is near river banks, so they prefer moist soil. However, they can tolerate drier soil as the tree matures and the roots become well-established.

Certainly, some birch trees fall down when they die, but most just stand in the forest year after year. That’s good. ... (Michigan Street), just off Wisconsin 42/57, Sturgeon Bay.

Dying birch trees threaten Mi'kmaq canoe tradition in Nova Scotia. Nathan Coleman Video Journalist, Atlantic Canada. Published on Jul. 25, 2024, 6:51 PM. Updated on Jul. 25, 2024, 6:52 PM.

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.