Silvical characteristics of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

Adrian M. Gilbert

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Silvical characteristics of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Adrian M. Gilbert

Year:

1960

Type:

Science Perspectives

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Station Paper NE-134. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 18 p.

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Abstract

Of the birches in the Northeast, the yellow birch is the elite species, by far the most valuable as a timber tree. More than that, it is one of the largest deciduous trees of northeastern America. It may reach 100 feet in height and more than 3 feet in diameter, and may live to 300 years of age. Pioneers told tales of the gigantic yellow birches they saw.

Citation

Gilbert, Adrian M. 1960. Silvical characteristics of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis). Station Paper NE-134. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 18 p.