Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a ...

Just like all plants, birch trees need to have specific conditions before they will flourish. This is the best type of soil to grow your birches in.

Several trees offer bark with striking colors and textures. One such species is the river birch, Betula nigra. The bark of this tree exfoliates — or peels away in layers — to reveal shades of ...

Where Do Birch Trees Grow - Birches are deciduous trees, which belongs to Betuna genes. They are also referred to as ‘Birka' in old German. Birches grow as trees or herbs across U.S. and Canada.

If you take a walk in a snowy field (or forest) among some birch trees, look down. You should see tiny things in the snow, little seed-like structures.

Most experts recommend that deciduous trees such as birch be pruned when they are totally dormant. All leaves should be off and the weather should be cold. If you wait until spring, you risk the ...

Birch trees, like river birch (Betula nigra) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera), are familiar choices, as well as shagbark hickory (Carya ovata). In addition to being eye-catching to humans, ...