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Title: Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11
Identifier: bulletinpennsylv11pennx (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forestry
Subjects: Forests and forestry
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department : WM. Stanley Ray, state printer of Pennsylvania
Contributing Library: Penn State University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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PLATE XLIV. YELLOW BIRCH 1. Floworinjf hraiirh widi (s) sfamiiiate flowors, ami (p) pistillate flowers x h. 1'. Hranch with niatun' Jeavis and four fniitiiig strobiles, x A. ' " .!. A winged seed, enlaixed. 4. A strobile scale, enlarged. r». Wiuter brancii witli partly developed terininul staminate ameuts, x S. t>. Section of a lateral spur-like winter twig, i-nlarged. ". Section of a teruiiuai winter twi^', euliirijred. 121 YELLOW BIRCH Betula lutea, Michaux rr.*f;;;trjrn^^.rtr/^irfrt^ 'V? f '".*-*- ' ^-« Â«â¢ ^-^«., BhoTt, bnmchlnr near the baBe- lIV Z^ x ^*â¢Â®'®' ' 3-4J feet. Trunk in the open usually ta7ei,. On old tnmto ll tonf ^LZ^ JSf^ k^"^ "," ""'" *""⢠^"l""- -llke. Paperr .^.tioeu ^uo. to S'jrs'f^r'.ct^^.r;?^^.'^""'""" ""-^'^ â¢'^â "- WDS-Btauu, t. «.<« of the Black Blrcb, b« Â«,metlme. rtlgbtlr more down,. See paip, 124. ^S^a^SSr^ a-i-^LMrjsi rL-riVe^t-"Zi BlS^i^^^Sfi;;?'"""^^ "^ """" °' "^* ^^â¢^^^^^ «^^ ^- ^^'<-^-. - â¢Â« of the other nl^u^'^^^^^^" **^"* -*^P'" *^'°'«°* 8 ^che* in spring, /istilute iJout ^73^ an inch long, with acute scales which are light red and hairy above! ^ green iSow raUITâAn erect, usually very short-stalked strobile, about 1-lJ inches lonjr ovat* in ««⦠iaS ^^rr^er^'n^Tw^ng^^ ^^^ ^^'^"^ ^ » -"^ ^- -^ ^"- -" '^^^ i^^^®/*!:^*?^^"^""' "^ indistinct; heavy, hard, strong, compact, not durable when In contact with Uie soil. Heart-wood light brown, tinged witk redfiS-w^ wS^ wllrhs Im^mnZr^l'"^'- ""^^ '^â¢*^^' ^°^'^*' ^'^'^' anIsh.'box^:rnrs!-ha)^wSd" DISTDrOXTISHIKG CHAKACTERISTICS-The Yellow Birch, also known as SUver and Grav Birch can readily be distinguished from the other Birches of PeSm^viX by^te^eSot ^l Hit «rth °S '"""^^'^ ^'"â "'^^ '^P^'y â¢'"'^^â¢'- ^» *^ method TpeeZg ^e barf rL^m^ei that of the Pap^ Birch and the Red Birch, but It does not havr the white ^oloro? the STe R^ r! 'f "'*** '" greenish-brown color of the latter. The loose. ^ ilie! ^^ Lies of the Bed Birch are smaller than those of the Yellow Birch and the strobUes of S7 former are slender-stalked while those of the latter are usually sessile or very shor? S^. an?1^2n^^!^rT£lnrrj° ^^^^»^'"^^' ^^ *»«^ "»« "«>-tain. to North Ca«>lina AlSSS^"^^ "^ PEHNSYLVANIA-Pound locally throughout the State but commonest in the Alleghenles. Rare or absent In the southeastern and southwestern parts. Small pure stands occur along some of the streams and on moist lower slopes In the northern p^rof t^Stote HABITATâCommon on moist rich uplands, borders of streams, and in swamps. of^^^?.!^^^ ?^ f^^ SPECIES-The Yellow Birch is one of the largest deciduous trees of northeastern America. Until recently the value of its wood was not fully appreciated at"^ir.*M.^Jf ' '»!y. J>««i"on on the lumber market and in the future it Ul'^^rdoubi vliitii! nlL i:Z *^i "; J) ^*' ^*" ""^""^^ ** "^"^ <»' "^« â¢Â«Â«* «^»'»«c. reliable, and ISr^H i»ardwoods of this country. With all Its good qualities, it has superior assocl- !!!!i. f 5**"**2.^^""y *^"»o^ ^ recoiianended for forestry purposes except in the farmer's woodlot where fuel is especially desired and In such other places where it comes up naturally and other more desirable trees wUl not grow to advantage.

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