Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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Family: Betulaceae (Birch family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
March - April
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
May - June
River Birch prefers riverbanks, floodplains, sandbars, and disturbed uplands. The bark of young trees and branches of older trees is a distinctive pinkish color, peeling off in paper-like sheets. Older trees have dark gray, fissured bark. The broadly wedge-shaped leaf base and strongly doubly-serrate leaves are also distinctive.
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11 April 2021
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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11 April 2021
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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11 April 2021
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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