{"id":749,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/white-birch\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:38:41","slug":"white-birch","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/white-birch\/","title":{"rendered":"White Birch (Paper Birch)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135A_Birch_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135a Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135A_Birch_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135A_Birch_JPG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135A_Birch_JPG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135A_Birch_JPG-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>1605 Millersville Pike, Lancaster PA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This White Birch is growing out of the trunk of a tree that died 50 years before the birch sprouted in 2000 (Jack Brubaker,\u00a0LNP,\u00a0January 22, 2016). The tree&#8217;s growth pattern has been affected by PPL which topped the birch to protect overhead power lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The birch&#8217;s roots are wrapped all around inside the trunk of the dead tree,&#8221; Brubaker noted. &nbsp;&#8220;The roots of the birch are pushing at the bark of its host (and) in places have popped through.&#8221; &nbsp;The birch is apparently not rooted in the ground and is expected to&nbsp;die when the old tree topples. &nbsp;The tree is still growing as of 2020, how- ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brownstown photographer Lori Stahl has photographed the duo every season of every year since 2002. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[The first photo, of Kirchner,&nbsp;is by Blaine Shahan in January 2016; the others are by LAE in 2018-19.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u200bThis amazing species has such a high oil content in its waterproof bark that often the wood of a downed tree will rot away but leave the hollow bark intact.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"1288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135B_Birch_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135b Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135B_Birch_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135B_Birch_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135C_Birch_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135c Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135C_Birch_JPG.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135C_Birch_JPG-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"1285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135D_Birch_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135d Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135D_Birch_JPG.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135D_Birch_JPG-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"303\" data-id=\"1283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135E_Birch__JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135e Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135E_Birch__JPG.jpg 407w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135E_Birch__JPG-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"538\" data-id=\"1286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135F_Birch_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135f Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135F_Birch_JPG.jpg 404w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135F_Birch_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135G_Birch__JPG.jpg\" alt=\"135g Birch Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135G_Birch__JPG.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/135G_Birch__JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Helen Kirchner, Jack Brubaker, Lori Stahl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1281,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[10],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Betula papyrifera"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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