This week, I revisited my paper birch (Betula Papyrifera) tree. Once again, the tree had no evidence of flowering. I couldn’t see any branches low enough to tell if there was budding, but some of the nearby trees had budding. I hypothesize that at my next visit, it will have started to bud, because by […]
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March 6: Winter Tree Lookalikes
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At this visit to my phenology site I found a paper birch (Betula Papyrifera). This tree had no evidence of flowering and is often mistaken for its winter lookalikes, gray birch, yellow birch, and river birch. I knew that this tree was a paper birch because of its thin paper like bark that peels.