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| | | | White Birch (paper birch, canoe birch)Betula papyriferaAppearance: simple, dull green, toothed leaves with oval or triangular shapes. Leaves measures 5-10 cm long. The bark is thin, smooth with a dark reddish color as a young bark and a white papery as it mature.Texture: wood is white papery as it mature; uniform, pale, no odor.Size & Forms: trees can grow up to 25 meters with a diameter of a maximum of 40 cm and 120 years old.Habitat: not shade tolerant. Grows on a wide variety of soils: in pure stands and mixed with various species such as other birches, pines, spruces, hemlocks, poplars, maples, balsam fir and red oaks.Native to: OntarioNotes: the pliable bark of the white birch has long been used for making canoes and ornaments. | | |
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