Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Britton, 1904

 

Synonyms: Betula lutea, Betula excelsa

 

 

Betula alleghaniensis grows in mixed and deciduous forests of southern Canada and the northeastern United States, from the Great Lakes region east to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, south (through the Appalachians) to northern Georgia (Map). It prefers cool sites with moist soils; 0-700 m. Often occurs alongside Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis). It is a tree, up to 30 m in height; 60-90 cm in diameter. The bark is yellow-bronze or grayish, peeling in fine horizontal strips in mature trees. The leaves are alternate, ovate, with finely serrate margins. The male flowers are in yellow-purple, pendulous catkins; the female catkins are erect and oval. The fruit is a winged samara. B. alleghaniensis flowers in late spring. This species is long-lived, up to 150-300 years.

 

		14114 Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) Walsh Forest, Norfolk County Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		14113 Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) on the foreground Walsh Forest, Norfolk County Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved

 

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