A new study sequences the genomes of 80 silver birch trees, a tree that has not been studied much by scientists despite its commercial value for papermaking, construction, furniture-building and more.

Tree tappers, chefs and scientists got together in Fairbanks on Sept. 28 to work on a flavor wheel for birch syrup. Under ...

Even though I am sure I have seen these all my life, I don’t remember ever noticing the actual seeds of birch trees until relatively recently. This is one of those things that is so easy to overlook, ...

The chartreuse leaves of the birch tree are one of the first signs of spring in Southcentral Alaska. But for a few weeks before the leaves unfurl the trees offer a sweet treat –a watery liquid that ...

Q: Am I the only one whose birch tree has suffered this winter? It bloomed beautifully, but now half of it is dead and has almost no leaves. Should I call an arborist? Can this tree be saved? A: This ...

First-grade students on their winter forest field trip at Crossroads at Big Creek found several birch trees, each riddled with woodpecker holes and clearly dead. One of the children asked, “How come ...

When tree roots start killing off surrounding grass, it's time to move onto a different groundcover or to mulch. Q: I have a couple of clump birches in our back yard. The roots coming to the surface, ...

After seeing my article last week on the efficacy of systemic insecticides for bark beetles and borers in pines, a reader, Ken, wondered whether a product he was using against bronze birch borers was ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forests of silver birch stretch across Europe, and they are a wonder to behold: stands of slender, white-barked trees sheltering vast swathes of earth. But these woodlands also have ...