A common and familiar medium-large tree found mostly along streambanks.
Durham Co., NC 8/21/05.
Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Fagales>Betulaceae>Betula nigra L.
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| A common and familiar medium-large tree found mostly along streambanks. Durham Co., NC 8/21/05. |
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| The leaves are slightly paler beneath. |
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| The bark of smaller branches is smooth and reddish-brown with horizontally-elongated lenticels. The bark on larger branches peels into large pale gray papery plates. |
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| The unique bark is one of several attributes that makes this a favorite for planting as an ornamental. |
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| The bark of large trees is more furrowed than flaky. Harnett Co., NC 8/18/05. |
More information:
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
Silvics Manual
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 10/18/05 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2005 by Will Cook unless otherwise indicated.