Betula lenta

Early successional tree of forest and rocky slopes.  Twigs have a wintergreen flavor.

Seedling

cotyledons, seedling, fall twig
First leaves hairy. Note pointed buds and spotted bark by first fall. Early seedlings look essentially like Betula alleghaniensis.
R Parker

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
black birch
sweet birch
Type: 
Native
Shrubs, Trees
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun

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