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Gray Birch
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Gray Birch
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A small, bushy, pioneer tree with many short branches that
nearly reach the ground. Gray birches are usually around 30 ft. tall.The
gray birch acts as a nurse tree to protect the seeds of longer lived trees.
The wood is commercially used for spools and firewood.
BUDS: Hairless TWIGS: Slender with resinous dots; reddish brown; has catkins BARK: Chalky or grayish white and smooth; dark chevrons at bases of branches; narrow horizontal marks around an extremely flexible trunk HABITAT: Dry barren uplands and moist soils; pioneer species
on abandoned fields and burned areas
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