tapering to a slender, sharp point at the top and a narrow base
double-toothed with 12 or more pairs of veins extending to the larger teeth
dark green above yellow-green below
Fruit
small, two-winged nut in an erect cone about 2.5 to 4 cm. long with hairy scales, often persisting on the tree over winter
Bark
a thin, smooth yellow on younger trees
separating into thin, papery curls, not easily peeled from tree
on very old trunks, thick reddish-brown to black breaking into large ragged, flat plates
General
not found in Labrador, and only in patchy distribution on the Island
Yellow Birch can grow up to 23 m. in height with a 50 to 100 cm. diameter
it grows on a variety of sites often in association with Balsam fir and other hardwoods and is a prolific seeder with winged nutlets which can travel a great distance on air currents
