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Yellow Birch Catkin - Betula alleghaniensis Cone-like catkins with many hairy scales containing 2-winged nutlets. They mature in autumn and disperse in winter.<br /> <br /> Fun fact: The twigs smell like wintergreen when scraped or broken. Also, birch can be tapped for sap to make syrup. It isn&#039;t as sweet as maple syrup and has a stronger flavor.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow/wetland edge Betula,Betula alleghaniensis,Geotagged,United States,Winter,Yellow birch,catkin,swamp birch Click/tap to enlarge

Yellow Birch Catkin - Betula alleghaniensis

Cone-like catkins with many hairy scales containing 2-winged nutlets. They mature in autumn and disperse in winter.

Fun fact: The twigs smell like wintergreen when scraped or broken. Also, birch can be tapped for sap to make syrup. It isn't as sweet as maple syrup and has a stronger flavor.

Habitat: Meadow/wetland edge

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The Yellow birch

''Betula alleghaniensis'', the yellow birch or golden birch, is a large and important lumber species of birch native to North-eastern North America. Its vernacular names refer to the color of the tree's bark. The name ''Betula lutea'' was used expansively for this tree but has now been replaced.

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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 May 22, 2020. Captured Mar 15, 2020 13:43 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.