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I found this birch by a stream in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York last weekend. I was attracted to it's white/silvery flaky bark, which I read takes a while to develop. The weather was rainy and cool for several days during and after collection which I believe relieved some of the tree's stress. It's my first collected tree, and I hope I've taken all the appropriate measures to ensure the tree's health. The tree's shallow root system facilitated easy collecting. It's potted in turface-like baked clay granules (moltan) with most of the old mountain soil only around the very center of the root ball. I use the same stuff for my pines and they all love it. The root system is fibrous and intact, with the exception of me cutting several long thick roots that made potting it difficult. It looks healthy and the leaves are already expanding since collection. The trunk is 2" thick and the tree is about 4.5' tall.
Can anyone can identify which kind of birch it is?
Let me know your thoughts on the direction of the tree.
T
Can anyone can identify which kind of birch it is?
Let me know your thoughts on the direction of the tree.
T
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