Betula species

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Oval to pyramidal; medium tree; 40 feet tall

LEAVES Simple; alternate; usually ovate and sometimes lobed; toothed margins; medium green to dark green

FLOWER Monoecious; male catkins are long and cylindrical at the end of branches; female catkins stand upright on limbs

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Cone-like clusters

BARK Reddish-brown in immaturity turning white to shades of grey in maturity; often peeling

 

Bright green leaf with serrated edges.    

A large tree with bright green foliage and white bark in front of a house.

Brown catkins on a bare stem.    

Birch leaves are simple; alternate; usually ovate and sometimes lobed; toothed margins; medium green to dark green