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Betula populifolia
Also called Fire birch, Old field birch, White birch, Wire birch, Grey Birch
Gray birch (Betula populifolia) is a small, multi-stemmed deciduous tree native to eastern North America, valued as a fast pioneer species on disturbed sites and as an ornamental. It does best in full sun on well-drained soils.
Betula populifolia, known as the gray or grey birch, is a deciduous tree in the family Betulaceae. It is native to eastern North America and is most commonly found in the northeast United States as well as southern Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The tree is a pioneer species that is commonly found in sites following disturbance, such as fire or logging. Gray birches don't have as much economic value as other birch species but are still commonly used as ornamental trees.
Gray birch can be found in the northeast United States and small portions of Canada. It ranges from southeastern Quebec along the St. Lawrence River east to parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, south through New England and upstate New York to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. There are also disjunct populations in Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina. Gray birch has been listed as extinct in Delaware, extirpated in Illinois, and rare in Maryland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Betula populifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
