Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Betula nigra L.
 
River Birch

Flowers: Monoecious, male flowers are slender brown catkins in late winter/early spring. Not significant.

Foliage: Medium green foliage turning yellow in the fall.

Fruit: Insignificant.

Trunk, Branching, Twigs: Reddish tan bark exfoliates in papery strips.

 

Location: On the east and north sides of the Plant Sciences building.

Photographs: Click on an image to see a larger version:

form, young plant trunk foliage form  

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