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Betula papyrifera
Fallen birch branch. I had not seen one so red!
Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012
2 Comments
Interesting! Thanks for the information, Travis!
The bark of young or new growth paper birch (Betula papyrifera) is dark brown to red with white lenticels. As the bark ages, the red peels away to become white and papery.