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Betula lutea, Michx. (B. excelsa, Pursh, not Ait.). Yellow Birch. Fig. 547. Tree, sometimes 100 ft.: bark silvery gray or light orange, on old trunks reddish brown; young bark aromatic, but somewhat bitter: branchlets usually rounded at the base, acuminate, sharply and doubly serrate, usually hairy along the veins beneath : cones like the last, but thicker; scales nearly ⅓in. long, lobed to the middle, pubescent outside. From Newfoundland west to Minn., south along the Alleghanies to the high peaks of N. C. and Tenn. S.S. 9:449. Em. 235. H.T. 126, 127.—One of the most valuable forest trees in the northern states, much resembling the former in habit. Var. persicifolia, Dipp., has larger and longer Lvs., often ovate-lanceolate.
Betula lutea, Michx. (B. excelsa, Pursh, not Ait.). Yellow Birch. Fig. 547. Tree, sometimes 100 ft.: bark silvery gray or light orange, on old trunks reddish brown; young bark aromatic, but somewhat bitter: branchlets usually rounded at the base, acuminate, sharply and doubly serrate, usually hairy along the veins beneath : cones like the last, but thicker; scales nearly ⅓in. long, lobed to the middle, pubescent outside. From Newfoundland west to Minn., south along the Alleghanies to the high peaks of N. C. and Tenn. S.S. 9:449. Em. 235. H.T. 126, 127.—One of the most valuable forest trees in the northern states, much resembling the former in habit. Var. persicifolia, Dipp., has larger and longer Lvs., often ovate-lanceolate.
Yellow Birch is the [[Provincial tree emblems of Canada|provincial tree]] of [[Québec]], where it is commonly called ''merisier'', a name which in France is used for the [[wild cherry]].
Yellow Birch is the [[Provincial tree emblems of Canada|provincial tree]] of [[Québec]], where it is commonly called ''merisier'', a name which in France is used for the [[wild cherry]].
The name "yellow birch" reflects the color of the tree's bark.
The name "yellow birch" reflects the color of the tree's bark.
The wood of the yellow birch is extensively used for flooring, cabinetry and toothpicks. Most wood sold as ''birch'' in North America is from this tree.
The wood of the yellow birch is extensively used for flooring, cabinetry and toothpicks. Most wood sold as ''birch'' in North America is from this tree.