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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Also called Canoe Birch or White Birch, this small to medium sized deciduous tree has attractive white, papery, peeling bark. It can reach 50 to 75 feet in height, with an irregularly rounded crown and bright green leaves that turn yellow in the fall. Paper Birch provides food and shelter for many animals, and grows in full sun to shade, in moist, fertile soils.
May Attract
Paper Birch is thought to attract these families of birds
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Native Plants
Native plants help support our birds throughout the year.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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