Other common names:
Wire Birch French names:
Bouleau gris Family: Birch Family (Betulaceae) Group: Birches Distinctive features: Tree Similar species: • White Birch (Betula papyrifera) - A lot more common; grows intoa full tree; very peely bark. • European White Birch (Betula pendula) - "Weeping" branches (hanging down). Leaves: Alternate, Simple, Toothed Books: Trees in Canada: 288 Native/Non-native:
Native Notes:
Gray Birch is found only in extreme eastern Ontario.
For more information visit: Ontario Trees and Shrubs Photographs:
31 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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
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