I've heard it most referred to as black birch. I treated a ton of sweet birch in WV via hack-n-squirt for a forest service contract. I was pretty fond of the wintergreen smell everytime I hacked into one :)
I've got a tip for you! Most hickories have vertical ridges and furrows, with ridges that intersect in patterns that look like Xs and Ys. This can be hard to see on mature shagbark hickories, but their shagginess should really give them away; sweet birch can have some plates peeling off but nothing close to how "shaggy" the shagbark looks. Also, the horizontal lenticels are typically visible on sweet birch even when very large, and are absent on hickories.
Glad to see Newt making a cameo again!
Back by popular demand!!
Can't get enough Newt :)
Smells wonderful when cutting! We have plenty of sweet birch trees on our SW Virginia property.
Great video 👍
Thank you for your videos and presentations. Much appreciated.
I’m finding a lot of sweet birch and rock oak on the ridge line behind my house. My favorite spot to cut wood because the ground is nice and dry!
So cool, looks so different from other birch trees!
I've heard it most referred to as black birch. I treated a ton of sweet birch in WV via hack-n-squirt for a forest service contract. I was pretty fond of the wintergreen smell everytime I hacked into one :)
Can you do a video on cotton wood?
Yes, if I come across one on a hike! They are rare in my usual stomping grounds of southeastern and central PA though.
Your videos are well presented. You have the best vocabulary!
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“ Look !I found a stick !” 😂❤
Your hair! Cool!
Thanks, it's really growing on me!
@@forestsforthebay4784 if you decide to cut it, you should also consider donating it!! 🤗
I think I would easily confuse it with hickory due to the bark.
I've got a tip for you! Most hickories have vertical ridges and furrows, with ridges that intersect in patterns that look like Xs and Ys. This can be hard to see on mature shagbark hickories, but their shagginess should really give them away; sweet birch can have some plates peeling off but nothing close to how "shaggy" the shagbark looks. Also, the horizontal lenticels are typically visible on sweet birch even when very large, and are absent on hickories.