{"id":750,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/white-birch-paper-birch\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:35:24","slug":"white-birch-paper-birch","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/white-birch-paper-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=\"480\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142A_Birch_Spiese.jpg\" alt=\"142a Birch Spiese\" class=\"wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142A_Birch_Spiese.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142A_Birch_Spiese-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>620 S. Oak Street, Manheim PA (backyard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This tree was planted 50 years ago (Summer 1968) by the father-in-law of current owner Sue Spiese. &nbsp;&#8220;Most birch in Lancaster County rot and fall apart long before they get as big as this one,&#8221; Spiese said. &nbsp;&#8220;But it was planted on the north side of the house and was mostly shaded in its early years, which may have allowed it to thrive in a clime that&#8217;s warmer than what birch trees ordinarily like.&#8221; &nbsp;While White Birch can surpass 100 years in the wild, 30-40 years is more typical of cultivated trees grown in the home landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a trunk circumference of about 8 feet at 3 feet high (before the split), and a height of about 50 feet, this tree would be about the 4th largest listed at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pabigtrees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pabigtrees.com<\/a>\u00a0for the entire state of Pennsylvania, and may be the largest White Birch in Lancaster County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This amazing species can produce a million seeds per tree per year.<\/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=\"480\" height=\"864\" data-id=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142B_birch_Spiese.jpg\" alt=\"142b Birch Spiese\" class=\"wp-image-1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142B_birch_Spiese.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142B_birch_Spiese-167x300.jpg 167w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"287\" data-id=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/142C_Paper-Birch-Seeds.jpg\" alt=\"142c Paper Birch Seeds\" class=\"wp-image-1279\"\/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Sue Spiese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1277,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[7,8],"acf":{"scientific_name":"Betula papyrifera"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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