Thanks...yeah I'll take a better one tomorrow when there's light outLooks more elm to me. Birch tend to have a more spear shape, but could be the pics too.
Could be Carpinus maybe as well? How about a better pic of leaf and buds.
It wasn't near water, I found them last week in the forestDid you find it near water? If so it looks like a river birch or if not maby a field elm?
I wish I knew what wintergreen smells like haha...it's a bit of a light smellScratch the bark. If it smells of wintergreen you got a sweet birch.
CW