Station 30
Botanical Name: Betula papyrifera
Common Name: Paper Birch
Major Deciduous Tree
Native Origin: North America
Height: 50’-75’
Spread: 25’-40’
Form: Oval
Flowers: 2”-4” Greenish Yellow Catkins
Fruit: Nutlet
Bark: Smooth White Peeling into Thin Paper Like Strips Revealing a Light Orange Interior
Comments: Most easily identified by its smooth white bark it stands out against the brick background of the Hollinshead Residence Hall. Because of its interesting colored bark, paper birch trees are found in many landscape applications. The bark was a valuable natural resource to Indians which used it in canoe and wigwam construction. More modern uses include toothpicks, broom handles and ice cream sticks.