Purdue University

Intro to Trees of Indiana: River Birch

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

150 trees planted on Arbor Day at Swan Harbor Farm

Volunteers showed up Friday on Arbor Day to plant more than 150 trees at Swan Harbor Farm.
Post and Courier

Spartanburg artists put their mark on River Birch Trail trees

SPARTANBURG — The River Birch Trail will soon become more vibrant with the help of 15 Spartanburg artists. Spartanburg Art Museum and PAL (Play, Advocate, Live well) have collaborated on a project ...
Thomasville Times-Enterprise

River birch is a favored ornamental tree

“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” — Benjamin Franklin. “The cost of freedom is always high, but ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

River birch losing leaves is not a serious problem

Q: Can you help me figure out what’s likely going on with this river birch tree? The tree has been dropping leaves incessantly since about April/May, hundreds per day. Should this tree be dropping its ...
Augusta Free Press

Harrisonburg to remove four overgrown River Birch trees in Public Safety Building Plaza

Harrisonburg Public Works will be removing four River Birch trees from the Public Safety Building Plaza as the trees have outgrown their space. The existing river birch trees’ strong, rapidly growing ...