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Arborists reveal when to prune a birch tree to keep it healthy and beautiful, plus when not to trim

Birch trees are magnificent trees to have in any garden. While they bring charm, color and character to a space, they have ...
The Berkshire Edge

NATURE’S TURN: Our neighbors, yellow birch trees, secret perfumeries

The forests of the South Taconic Range, encompassing public access points in the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York tri ...
Helsinki

New insights into tree architecture: researchers shed light on bushy birch variants

By understanding the genetic underpinnings of tree architecture, breeders could develop birch varieties with desired traits strategically for various purposes. “For example, bushy trees might be ...
Science Daily

The evolutionary story of the birch tree, told through 80 genomes

A new study sequences the genomes of 80 silver birch trees, a tree that has not been studied much by scientists despite its commercial value for papermaking, construction, furniture-building and more.