With their slender and graceful form, delicate, often arching branches, and papery bark, birches amp up a landscape’s appeal. There are about 50 species in the birch genus Betula. Birches are native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fast-growing, water-loving Betula nigra is a good shade tree in half the time The river birch (Betula nigra) is a fast-growing ...

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Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

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Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the growing season fades, we bid adieu to many of ...

shadow of a tree on a grass lawn - Mr_twister/Getty Images Trees are always a worthy investment for your backyard. When you decide to plant a tree on your property, not only do you get a beautiful new ...

River birch trees have been described as a fast-growing tree that'll provide natural shade to your yard. It often grows in wetter soils and helps work against erosion caused by floods, which is why ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

Fall is here and all of those end-of-season projects are looming. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.