White birch is susceptible to borers, which are bugs that tunnel into branches and trunks and cause dieback and even tree death. If that's the type of birch you have, I'd look for small holes in ...

Yellow Birch boasts distinctive features ... is the luminous quality of the bark on branches and young stems, presenting a silvery-gray or yellowish-brown sheen in loose, horizontal layers akin to ...

Why and when to prune a birch tree: what the arborists say Birch are desirable trees that bring texture and seasonal ...

making birch a popular tree among landscapers. Many birches also have peeling bark, which gives them added texture in the fall. Black cherry (Prunus serotina) leaves have an elliptical shape and ...

But unlike the birch, beeches have smooth bark that often has a skin-like appearance and they tend to grow considerably taller than birches, with thicker trunks and branches. In the native ...