The top of my dead white birch tree toppled over. The cause was rotting. Folks also call this tree “canoe birch” and “silver birch.” The official name is “paper birch,” Betula papyrifera. It is very ...

People love their chalky white birch trees. Unfortunately, so does a tiny insect that causes big problems. Only a half-inch long as an adult, the bronze birch borer started establishing itself in the ...

A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark. Birches ...

Paper birch (also called white birch) is an iconic tree of the north and probably our most easily recognized tree because of its distinctive white bark. The scientific name Betula papyrifera speaks to ...

A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark. Birches ...

My white birch tree, which is about 40 years old, suddenly looks bad. Within a few days I noticed that a whole bunch of leaves had fallen off; one branch is completely bare. Also, all the other leaves ...

SARANAC LAKE — “Birch, Birch, Birch” is the themed exhibit for the month of May at the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake. The Birch tree is notable for its striking white bark and is often ...

Question: We have a white birch tree that appears to be dying from the top and then down. In fact, all the birch trees in our neighborhood have some dead branches at the top of the tree. The bottom ...