River Birch Tree

By: Jocelyn Miller, Kat Wulf, and Uziel Perez

Pictures of Us and Our Tree:

Common and Scientific Name:River Birch

Betula nigra

Bark Bark

-peeling bark/ papery -alternate branching-hardwood -young trees are silvery in color, then changes to a redish pink, and then finally to

Leaves

-Leaves are tiny 1 to 3 inches-simple-toothed margin

PoemTree

Beautiful, FunGrowing, Loving, StandingLeaves, Farm, Bark, Branch

Spreading, Leaning, SheddingGreen, Skinny

Lilli

Limiting Factors

• It is surrounded by bigger trees that take sunlight, water, and nutrients

• It is on a farm so it could be getting sprayed with harmful chemicals that are used on the farm.

Interesting Facts• River birch is a fast-growing

• reaches between 50 and 90 feet in height

• leaves produce an erect or spreading canopy that covers an extensive area

• When young, its peeling bark is silvery gray, before changing to pink, reddish-brown or black when mature.

• It produces flowers in the spring and winter, and small brown or green cones in the summer.

Young and Old tree

Uses of the Wood• Used for landscaping due to

its graceful drooping limbs and attractive color. 

• Plywood, boxes, crates, turned objects, interior trim, and other small specialty wood items.

• Birch is one of the most widely used woods for veneer worldwide. Besides regular sheets of plywood, Birch veneer is also used for doors, furniture, and paneling.

SummaryBest Thing About Our Tree:-Jocelyn: It is very unique. -Kat: No Bugs!-Uziel: Its simple but interesting.

Favorite Thing about the project-Jocelyn: Getting to learn hands on about our tree-Kat: We get to be outside instead of the classroom-Uziel: We get to work in groups and independently within our group