Tree Species - White Birch Traditional Cache
Tree Species - White Birch
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I am placing this series to help you identify the different tree varieties. The cache is hidden at the base of the tree being identified.
Better known as the White Birch, the Paper birch, A native birch of northern areas that is often grown for its beautiful white bark and the yellow fall leaf color. The tree is best adapted to wet and moist sites. The tree will grow to 50 feet or more and spread about half that amount. Paper birch has excellent cold tolerance and will grow in USDA hardiness zone 2. It is rarely successful in zones warmer than USDA hardiness zone six. In landscapes it may be grown as a single stemmed tree or in a multi-stemmed clump.
Scientific name: Betula papyrifera
Pronunciation: BET-yoo-luh pap-ih-RIFF-er-uh
Common name(s): Paper Birch, Canoe Birch
Family: Betulaceae
USDA hardiness zones: 3 through 6
Origin: native to North America
Uses: specimen
Availability: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the tree
Cache is a camo taped medium sized twist top round container and contains the log book and the usual trade items. There is no pen/pencil, so please be sure to bring your own.
There is a compass for the FTF.
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