Fun Fact: The wood of Paper Birch has been used for birchbark canoes and the bark of Paper Birch is used for baskets, trays, and even dishes.
Catkin is a dense, drooping, cluster of flowers. They vary from many colors including green, brown, and yellow among others. There are both male and female catkins.
Fun Fact: White Birch’s bark used to be to make bowls, spoons, shoes, and made brooms from twigs.
Fun Fact: The wood of a Yellow Birch is often used for furniture, woodenware, plywood, and even boxes.
They kind of look like weird caterpillars and contain pollen.
Fun Fact: The small twigs are edible and sweet.
Fun Fact: The Sweet Birch has been used to imitate mahogany, but now is used as itself.
Fun Fact: The sap of Sweet Birch’s was once used to make birch beer.
