Native
Trees of Indiana
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Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis
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Natural range is green. |
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Rarely found in Indiana, Yellow Birch occurs only on moist cool soils of the northern lakes region. The bark on young trees is shiny, bronze to brownish-gray, and it peels off in thin, papery shreds. Scraped twigs yield a wintergreen scent..
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Inventory
No. 2275
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