{"id":443,"date":"2017-04-17T20:04:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T00:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2017-07-03T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T16:01:09","slug":"paper-birch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/tree-id\/leafy-trees\/paper-birch\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Birch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-443\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-443-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-443-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-443-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-443-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-443-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Scientific name:\u00a0<em>Betula papyrifera<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-443-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-443-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-443-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-443-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-443-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-443\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22-768x1024.jpeg\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"Paper birch tree\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Paper birch tree<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-443-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-443-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-443-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>\u00a0Identification\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Leaves are oval or heart-shaped, have serrated edges<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Bark is white and peels in strips in older trees<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Fruit looks like a cone, about 1 inch long\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Small to medium size<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Status<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Native<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interesting Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Various parts used to make paper, fuel, beer, shampoo, soap, vinegar, wine, tea\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Different parts of the tree are a food source for moose, deer, beavers, hares, birds, porcupines, and other small mammals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Native Americans used the trees to make baskets and canoes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Has medicinal uses- for example, used to treat dysentery\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-443-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-443-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-443-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-443-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-443\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Paper-Birch-leaves_6264229181-150x150.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Paper birch leaves\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Paper birch leaves<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-443-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-443-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-443\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Betula_papyrifera-bark-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" title=\"Paper birch bark\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Paper birch bark<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-443-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-443-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-443-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-443-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-443-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. (2016). Paper birch. Retrieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/dendro.cnre.vt.edu\/dendrology\/syllabus\/factsheet.cfm?ID=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/dendro.cnre.vt.edu\/dendrology\/syllabus\/factsheet.cfm?ID=14<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.). Plant Guide: Paper Birch. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/plantguide\/pdf\/pg_bepa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/plantguide\/pdf\/pg_bepa.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">United States Forest Service. (n.d.). Index of Species Information Species: Betula papyrifera. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/database\/feis\/plants\/tree\/betpap\/all.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fs.fed.us\/database\/feis\/plants\/tree\/betpap\/all.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Image Credits<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Paper birch tree: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22.JPG#\/media\/File:Betula_papyrifera_var._commutata_01-10-2005_14.44.22.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Betula papyrifera var. commutata<\/a>\" by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:TeunSpaans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TeunSpaans<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Paper birch leaves: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Paper-Birch-leaves_(6264229181).gif#\/media\/File:Paper-Birch-leaves_(6264229181).gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Betulapa pyrifera<\/a>\" by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/28340342@N08?rb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homer Edward Price<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0. <\/a>Image cropped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Paper birch bark: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Betula_papyrifera-bark.jpg#\/media\/File:Betula_papyrifera-bark.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The bark of a Paper Birch tree (Betula papyrifera) growing in Hollis, New Hampshire<\/a>\" by Rob Duval is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0. <\/a>Image cropped.Cropped image licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific name:\u00a0Betula papyrifera \u00a0Identification\u00a0Leaves are oval or heart-shaped, have serrated edgesBark is white and peels in strips in older treesFruit looks like a cone, about 1 inch long\u00a0Small to medium sizeStatusNativeInteresting FactsVarious parts used to make paper, fuel, beer, shampoo, soap, vinegar, wine, tea\u00a0Different parts of the tree are a food source for moose, deer, beavers, hares, birds, porcupines, and other small mammalsNative Americans used the trees to make baskets and canoes\u00a0Has medicinal uses- for example, used to treat dysentery\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":38,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":140,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3939,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions\/3939"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdocs.skidmore.edu\/crandallparktrees\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}