Nature Table: BIRCH

Birch (Silver Birch is Betula pendula and downy birch is Betula pubescens)

Nature Table: BIRCH
Mon, 20 Oct, 2014 - 01:00
Dick Warner

(Silver Birch is Betula pendula and downy birch is Betula pubescens)

Irish native trees seldom produce the strident autumn colours of species that have evolved in harsher climates but the muted browns and yellows of birch woodland at this time of year have a subtle beauty.

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