Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

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Yellow Birch is a tree found extensively in New England, southern Canada, the upper Midwest, and Appalachia as a co-dominant tree in forests where Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, Sugar Maple, American Beech, and other hardwoods are the climax species. In Ohio, it is found abundantly in the northeastern quarter of the state, and locally elsewhere in the eastern half of the state, especially along the western edge of the Allegheny Plateau (hence the scientific name). It is prized for its heavy, hard wood (used as a finish wood or veneer in furniture, cabinetry, doors, and floors, and often stained or varnished), and its excellent yellow fall color.

America's forestry movement actually started in Ohio with the creation of the American Forestry Association in Cincinnati in 1875.

Lisa Bowers, (614) 728-4210
Program Administrator

Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H1.
Columbus, OH 43229