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The Silver Birch Tree. The beech Fagus sylvatica also has silver grey bark but is much bigger than the birch.
silver birch
The tree has to do it itself, and it will take its time. Sorry.
A silver birch tree can be killed off by ringingÊ(girdling). ItÊ is easier to kill it atÊanytime, however, theÊquickest result is achievable during Êearly winter when the tree has shed off all the leaves.Ê
The gray birch belongs to the phylum Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta, which includes all flowering plants.
To identify a birch tree by its bark, look for smooth, white or silver bark with horizontal lines or markings. Birch trees have distinctive peeling bark that reveals a lighter color underneath. Additionally, birch bark may have black markings or spots.
The silver birch is a very adaptable tree and grows in a wide variety of conditions - cold, warm, wet, dry. It grows quite quickly but has a shorter lifespan than many other trees, lasting a maximum of 60 to 80 years, often less. The bark is a distinctive silver/white with grey bands, but sheds layers leaving darker patches. The wood is not very strong so is usually used in veneers, plywood, etc. The leaves are small and almost triangular.
There are a number of trees to fit this description, Birch and Beech to name but two.
Silver Birch are wind pollinated.
To accurately identify birch tree bark, look for its distinctive white or silver color, smooth texture, and horizontal lenticels (small, raised pores). Birch bark also tends to peel in thin, papery layers.
A birch IS a tree therefore cannot eat another tree.
The genus of the birch tree is Betula.