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Yellow Birch

Yellow Birch

Betula allegheniensis Britt.

Betulaceae family

A fairly common medium-sized tree often associated with hemlock in moist sites and swamp edges, with silver gray to yellow curly bark. Its alternate finely toothed leaves turn yellow in mid-October.