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.

Plants ● Birches