Yellow Birch

Description:

A medium-sized deciduous tree reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 30 m) with a trunk up to 80 cm diameter. The bark is smooth, yellow-bronze, flaking in fine horizontal strips, and often with small black marks and scars. The twigs, when scraped, have a slight scent of oil of wintergreen

Habitat:

Greyson Highlands State Park. Mountain forest. Elevation approx. 5,000 feet. Cool foggy day.

Notes:

This Yellow Birch growing out of a rock is known as the magic tree to locals due to the number of folk tales it has inspired. It has been photographed many times and even appears on tee shirts.