What does it mean when there are white birch trees in your forest?? After making a video about white birch (Betula papyrifera, aka paper birch) this weekend, I was inspired to re-edit and repost this video from 2024 about what white birch trees tell us about our forests’ history. White birch is undoubtedly the most recognizable and beloved tree of the northern forest, a tree species that almost anyone can identify. What most people don’t know is that it’s another one of our “intolerant” tree spe

🔎Learn how to identify a birch tree. Lucy, our Trees and Woodland Officer, shares the features of a birch tree: 🍃They have heart-shaped leaves with vaguely serrated edges 🍃Young birch trees have a nice red bark with white spots 🍃Older birch tree bark turns to white, looking like bits of paper 📍Haverthwaite Heights #NationalTreeWeek | Lake District National Park