White Birch
Betula papyrifera

Other common names: Canoe Birch, Paper Birch

French names: Bouleau à papier

Family: Birch Family (Betulaceae)

Group: Birches

Distinctive features: Tree

Similar species:
  •   European White Birch (Betula pendula) - Branches are "weeping" (hanging down.
  •   Gray Birch (Betula populifolia) - A small tree; only in extreme eastern Ontario.

Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed

Bark: Papery, white and peeling laterally.

Habitat: Forests

Books: Trees in Canada: 284   

Native/Non-native: Native

For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs

Photographs: 384 photographs available.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Range map for White Birch (Betula papyrifera)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)

 

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