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Sweet Birch - Betula lenta There were no leaves on the tree and I forgot to go back later in the summer...I&#039;ll try next year to get some shots of the leaves!<br /> <br /> The fermented sap from this species was once used to make birch beer. When crushed, the leaves and twigs smell like wintergreen.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest, streamside <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125858/sweet_birch_female_seed_catkin_-_betula_lenta.html" title="Sweet Birch Female Seed Catkin - Betula lenta"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/125858_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Ij66Csl4o7lA5SQYPzr5EUequ%2BY%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Sweet Birch Female Seed Catkin - Betula lenta Trees produce seeds every 1-4 years, starting at around 40 years of age. Male catkins are pendulous and ~1.5 cm long. Female catkins are half the size of the male catkins and are upright. I think this is a female catkin plus two stalks from catkins that have lost their seeds already.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125842/sweet_birch_-_betula_lenta.html Betula lenta,Geotagged,Spring,Sweet birch,United States,betula,birch,birch fruit,birch seeds,catkin,female catkin" /></a></figure> Betula,Betula lenta,Geotagged,Spring,Sweet birch,United States,birch,black birch Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sweet Birch - Betula lenta

There were no leaves on the tree and I forgot to go back later in the summer...I'll try next year to get some shots of the leaves!

The fermented sap from this species was once used to make birch beer. When crushed, the leaves and twigs smell like wintergreen.

Habitat: Deciduous forest, streamside

Sweet Birch Female Seed Catkin - Betula lenta Trees produce seeds every 1-4 years, starting at around 40 years of age. Male catkins are pendulous and ~1.5 cm long. Female catkins are half the size of the male catkins and are upright. I think this is a female catkin plus two stalks from catkins that have lost their seeds already.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/125842/sweet_birch_-_betula_lenta.html Betula lenta,Geotagged,Spring,Sweet birch,United States,betula,birch,birch fruit,birch seeds,catkin,female catkin

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The Sweet birch

''Betula lenta'' is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.

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Similar species: Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 15, 2021. Captured Apr 9, 2021 12:16 in 15 East St, Litchfield, CT 06759, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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