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| name = Paper Birch
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|common_name=Paper Birch, American White Birch, Bolean Birch, Canoe Birch, Silver Birch, Spoolwood
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| genus = ''[[Birch|Betula]]''
 
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| subgenus = ''[[Betula classification#Subgenus Betula - Typical birches|Betula]]''
 
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| species = '''''B. papyrifera'''''
 
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'''Paper Birch''' (''Betula papyrifera''), also known as '''American White Birch''', '''Bolean Birch''', '''Canoe Birch''', '''Silver Birch''' and, '''Spoolwood'''  is a species of [[birch]] native to northern [[North America]], from [[Newfoundland]] west to [[Alaska]], south to [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Washington]], with small isolated populations further south in [[mountain]]s to [[North Carolina]] and [[Colorado]].
 
'''Paper Birch''' (''Betula papyrifera''), also known as '''American White Birch''', '''Bolean Birch''', '''Canoe Birch''', '''Silver Birch''' and, '''Spoolwood'''  is a species of [[birch]] native to northern [[North America]], from [[Newfoundland]] west to [[Alaska]], south to [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Washington]], with small isolated populations further south in [[mountain]]s to [[North Carolina]] and [[Colorado]].
  
 
It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 35 m) with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The [[bark]] is white, commonly brightly so, flaking in fine horizontal strips, and often with small black marks and scars. In individuals younger than five years the bark appears brown with white lenticels, making the tree much harder to distinguish from other trees. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, ovate, 5-12 cm long and 4-9 cm broad, with a doubly serrate margin. The leaf buds are conical and small, they are green colored with brown edges. The [[flower]]s are wind-pollinated [[catkin]]s 3-8 cm long growing from the tips of twigs, the [[fruit]] matures in the fall. The mature fruit is composed of numerous tiny winged [[seed]]s packed between the catkin bracts. They drop between September and spring.  
 
It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 35 m) with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The [[bark]] is white, commonly brightly so, flaking in fine horizontal strips, and often with small black marks and scars. In individuals younger than five years the bark appears brown with white lenticels, making the tree much harder to distinguish from other trees. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, ovate, 5-12 cm long and 4-9 cm broad, with a doubly serrate margin. The leaf buds are conical and small, they are green colored with brown edges. The [[flower]]s are wind-pollinated [[catkin]]s 3-8 cm long growing from the tips of twigs, the [[fruit]] matures in the fall. The mature fruit is composed of numerous tiny winged [[seed]]s packed between the catkin bracts. They drop between September and spring.  
  
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Paper Birch is the [[Provincial tree emblems of Canada|Provincial tree]] of [[Saskatchewan]] and the [[List of U.S. state trees|State tree]] of [[New Hampshire]].
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Betula papyrifera, Marsh. (B. papyracea, Ait. B. grandis, Schrad.). Paper or Canoe Birch. Figs. 550, 551. Tree, 60-80, exceptionally 120, ft.: branchlets slightly glandular, hairy when young: Lvs. ovate, narrowed to cordate at the base, acuminate, coarsely and usually doubly serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath or nearly glabrous, 1½-4½ in. long: strobiles ……ed, 1-2 in. long; scales with short and broad divergent lateral lobes. Northern states from the Atlantic to Pacific coast.—Ornamental tree, with very white trunk and a loose, graceful head when older. Bark known for its use in making Indian canoes. Var. cordifolia, Regel (B. pyrifolia and B. platyphylla, Hort.). Lvs. broadly ovate, usually cordate. Var. minor, Tuckm. Low, bushy tree with smaller Lvs. and frs. Mts. of New England and N. Y.
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The names reflect the use of the tree's bark, primarily by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]], for a [[Birch bark scrolls|writing material]] and also that the waterproof bark was used for the outer covering of [[canoe]]s.
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Paper birch is a [[pioneer species]]. It needs high nutrients and a lot of sun. Birch bark is a winter staple food for [[moose]]. The nutritional quality is poor, but is important to wintering moose because of its sheer abundance. Although [[white-tailed deer]] consider Birch a "secondary-choice food", it is an important dietary component. In Minnesota, white-tailed deer eat considerable amounts of paper birch leaves in the fall. [[Snowshoe hare]]s browse paper birch seedlings, [[porcupine]]s feed on the inner bark and [[mouse|mice]] eat the seeds.
 
  
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[[Image:Betula papyrifera1.jpg|right|thumb|Paper Birch bark]]
 
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Paper birch is found in all [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces and territories]] of [[Canada]], except [[Nunavut]], as well as the northern [[United States]], south to [[Colorado]], [[Tennessee]] and [[North Carolina]].
 
  
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Paper birch is considered [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] in [[Indiana]], [[Conservation status (TNC)|imperiled]] in [[Illinois]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Wyoming]], and [[Endangered species|critically imperiled]] in [[Colorado]] and [[Tennessee]].
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image:Betula papyrifera0.jpg|Paper Birch foliage in fall
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Paper Birch has a soft, yet moderately heavy, white wood. It makes fine firewood. It is acceptable for furniture parts, floors, and [[Oriented Strand Board]]. It does not have a very high economic value. The sap can be used to produce [[birch syrup]].
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500260 Flora of North America: ''Betula papyrifera'']
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*[http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5753&flora_id=1 Flora of N.Amer- RangeMap: ''Betula papyrifera'']
 
  
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Paper Birch


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Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera), also known as American White Birch, Bolean Birch, Canoe Birch, Silver Birch and, Spoolwood is a species of birch native to northern North America, from Newfoundland west to Alaska, south to Pennsylvania and Washington, with small isolated populations further south in mountains to North Carolina and Colorado.

It is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 35 m) with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The bark is white, commonly brightly so, flaking in fine horizontal strips, and often with small black marks and scars. In individuals younger than five years the bark appears brown with white lenticels, making the tree much harder to distinguish from other trees. The leaves are alternate, ovate, 5-12 cm long and 4-9 cm broad, with a doubly serrate margin. The leaf buds are conical and small, they are green colored with brown edges. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins 3-8 cm long growing from the tips of twigs, the fruit matures in the fall. The mature fruit is composed of numerous tiny winged seeds packed between the catkin bracts. They drop between September and spring.


Read about Paper Birch in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Betula papyrifera, Marsh. (B. papyracea, Ait. B. grandis, Schrad.). Paper or Canoe Birch. Figs. 550, 551. Tree, 60-80, exceptionally 120, ft.: branchlets slightly glandular, hairy when young: Lvs. ovate, narrowed to cordate at the base, acuminate, coarsely and usually doubly serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath or nearly glabrous, 1½-4½ in. long: strobiles ……ed, 1-2 in. long; scales with short and broad divergent lateral lobes. Northern states from the Atlantic to Pacific coast.—Ornamental tree, with very white trunk and a loose, graceful head when older. Bark known for its use in making Indian canoes. Var. cordifolia, Regel (B. pyrifolia and B. platyphylla, Hort.). Lvs. broadly ovate, usually cordate. Var. minor, Tuckm. Low, bushy tree with smaller Lvs. and frs. Mts. of New England and N. Y.


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