If advocates of the winter garden were to pick a spokestree to represent the ideals of their movement, it would have to be a birch. They might have to pick two: white-barked birches and the bronze, ...

A tree-shaded lawn is an oasis in the summertime simply because it provides cover from the sun's rays, but the benefits of trees extend beyond shade. Trees reduce greenhouse gases, filter air ...

The distribution of Betula nigra, the river birch, was determined for the United States by field observations over 13 years, personal communications from field botanists, data from herbarium specimens ...

From yellow irises to river birch, many powerful (and unsurprising) garden plants can cleverly soak up rain and protect your ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A phytosociological and edaphic study was made of three stands of Betula nigra L. and four communities that lacked this species in the ...

The winter landscape may seem a bit bland at first glance. But if you look closely, you’ll find that quite a few plants have interesting bark that is actually easier to appreciate without the ...

If you want to add shade to your yard, but don't want to wait the many years that it takes for an oak tree to reach maturity, ...

Also on the list are mace sedge (Carex grayi), a grass which grows in tufts with dense stems, slowing the flow of water to ...

Plants which can help make a garden flood resilient include river birch (Betula nigra), a fast-growing medium-sized tree with ...

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