Betula / Birch return

Key Characteristics: Trees. Leaves pinnately veined with a toothed margin and alternately arranged. Boughs with spur shoots. The peeling bark is distictive for each species.

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Yellow Birch Betula allegheniensis Planted in the arboretum

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Paper Birch Betula papyrifera Planted behind Liz Waters Hall and is common at the arboretum.