Missouri Arboretum

Gray Birch, Betula populifolia

Nova Scotia and Ontario to Delaware. Leaves: Alternate, 2 to 3 1/2" long, 1 1/2 1/4" wide, triangular-ovate or deltoid, long acuminate, truncate at base, coarsely or doubly serrate. Tree reaches 20 to 40' in height with 30' as an average size; spread is about 10 to 20'. Flower: Staminate, 2 to 3 1/2" long, catkin borne singly at the end of the branches, rarely in 2's. Fruit: Small nutlet, borne in 3/4 to 1 1/4" long by 1/4" diameter cylindrical catkin.

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Trail Number: T21

 

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