Paper birch, though, is so much more. According to the National Park Service, there is evidence of the trees being used by ...

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the York Weekly in 2013. Paper birch (also called white birch) is an iconic tree of the north and probably our most easily recognized tree because of its ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Birch Bark is one of the oldest trees on the planet. Now, a University of Minnesota startup company is turning its bark into a variety of products. For thousands of years, birch ...

Li Shuying (left) guides fellow disabled women in making tree bark artwork in Arxan, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in March. CHINA DAILY Drawing her inspiration from nature, 60-year-old Li Shuying ...

The bark of many pines and firs is scale-like, characterized by loonie-sized discs or plates that cover a tree. As these ...