Who doesn’t love a birch tree? Birch has always been popular because of its beautiful bark and graceful branches, as well as for its quick growth. To grow a birch, you need a site protected from ...

Got a birch tree that doesn’t look too healthy after our long, dry summer? You aren’t alone. Both European white birch and river birch are popular landscape trees in the Inland Northwest. However, ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Many ornamental trees are valued for their spring flowers or fall foliage, but they offer little aesthetic value during the ...

Q. I have a clump birch that was planted in 1991. It has grown beautifully until this year. Long "seed worms" developed on two trunks, then shriveled up and now there are dead leaves on some of the ...

People love their chalky white birch trees. Unfortunately, so does a tiny insect that causes big problems. Only a half-inch long as an adult, the bronze birch borer started establishing itself in the ...