Most people think of the classic birch tree with white bark, but there are also varieties ... is less risk of pest problems. Summer can be a time to remove any dead, diseased, or damaged branches.

Not the river birch tree. The river birch’s beautiful bark ... can attract birch borers in the summer. Prune a river birch with bypass pruning shears or a pole pruner, following these steps ...

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark.

Tracing its origins to the Stone Age, birch bark has served a role ... the correct technique, the bark can be removed from the trunk without killing the tree. “It will still be usable in 10 ...

An important component of native woodlands are birch trees. Most people think of white or paper birch (Betula papyifera), ...