Gray birch (Betula populifolia), otherwise known as “old field birch,” is an incredibly short-lived species. These trees are an iconic aspect of the American pastoral, often taking root among vast ...

Stretching upwards of 40 meters with a trunk up to 2.5 meters in diameter, this medium-sized deciduous tree often grows with a single trunk. Growing best in well-drained soils, the paper birch is ...

Sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch are the predominant tree species. Yellow birch occurs most frequently at the lower limits of this community. Lesser amounts of red spruce, white pine, ...