Moose, snowshoe-hare, and white-tailed deer browse paper birch, while numerous birds and small mammals eat the buds, catkins, and seeds. Like many tree species in New England and the northern ...

In northeastern Minnesota, paper birch trees along south-facing slopes are dying. Yet, many of the same trees on north-facing slopes are doing just fine. The reason? It’s not certain ...

At first glance it might appear to be just another paper birch, but the salmon-pink bark hidden under the peeling, silver outer layer is a unique, sought after characteristic of the river birch ...