What is the birch?
canoe birch, scientific name betula papyrifera , is a medium -sized deciduous tree with a distinctive white bark. As designed by the name, the tree was used by native Americans to make canoes and other important items. Birch Tree canoe is originally from North America in many areas of the continent. It is a popular ornamental tree that grows well in sunny places with moist, well -drained soil.
As a medium -sized Bircha canoe tree usually grows to a height of approximately 50 to 70 feet (15.2 to 21.3 m) and extends to a width of about 25 to 45 feet (7.6 to 13.7 m). The leaves of the canoe birch are oval in the shape of a jagged edge of the saw. In autumn, the leaves rotate different shades of yellow. Tree flowers are indescribable clusters called "catkins" that release pollen in the spring. The flowers are immediately followed by soft fruit, which resemble cones and release seeds in autumn and winter.
birch canoe can have a bridge or several stems; Wood is very light colored and used to produce different forEdges such as toothpicks, floor and toys. The trunk is covered with a white bark with periodic dark brown brands called a branch. Bark is easy to peel off in thin paper layers, giving the tree one of the other common names, birch. These layers were used as a substitution of paper by indigenous Americans for coal drawings.
Native Americans also used the bark of birch canoes to produce a wide range of objects. After removing the whole tree, the bark is flexible, light and strong material. It was used to build a canoe of birch bark and small overlapping pieces were used to create waterproof outer covers for dwelling called Wigwams. It was also shaped into various types of containers to make cups, rattles, moose calls and torches.
The native Canoe birch area is North America, from Alaska and many parts of Canada to the northern regions of the US, thrives in a colder northern climate and tends to grow in open, suna lot of forests. Due to the need for plenty of sun, there is often one of the first plants to grow back in burnt forest areas. With a significant appearance of the bark, it is a popular ornamental tree. It grows best with cold, damp, well -drained soil in place with abundant sun and may require frequent irrigation
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