In this edition of ID That Tree, we’re going to introduce you to a native Indiana species, and that’s grey birch. It can be found in the northern part of Indiana near Lake Michigan. It can be defined ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to overlook, ...

For every kind of tree, there is a season of the year when it's at its best — a time when a certain feature of the tree makes an impression on us and forms a strong association with the season. Sugar ...

I've thought a lot about birch trees lately. The clump of gray birches in our yard started the season by bowing down to the winter gods under the weight of the Thanksgiving snow. The day after that ...

A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark. Birches ...