Paper Birch
Layer: Tall trees
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Flowers, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Shoots
Edible uses: Sweetener, Tea
Light requirement: Full sun
Water requirement: Dry, Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Utilities: Lumber, Dye, Dynamic accumulator, Fire starter, Textiles, Hair, Pioneer, Waterproofing
Native To: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Introduced To: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
More from Permapeople
- Alternate name
- Mountain paper birch, kenai birch
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 20.0
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Betula papyrifera
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:32197-2
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_papyrifera
Slug: betula-papyrifera-paper-birch
Permapeople ID: 2121