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Oldfield Birch

The Betula Populifolia is commonly known as Fire Birch, Gray Birch, Grey Birch, Oldfield Birch, White Birch, as well as Wire Birch

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Growing Regions

The range of gray birch extends west from Nova Scotia to southern Ontario, and south to New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.  Disjunct populations occur in northern Ohio, Virginia, and western North Carolina [6,9,22,33].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name for gray birch is Betula populifolia Marsh. [22]. There are no recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms.

Gray birch is listed as a common associate of the aspen-birch (Populus
spp.-Betula spp.) and the beech-birch-maple (Fagus spp.-Betula spp.-Acer
spp.) communities in the northeastern hardwood forest, but it is not an
indicator of any particular habitat type [21].

Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Coladonato, Milo. 1992. Betula populifolia. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.

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