{"id":19369,"date":"2022-05-25T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19369"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:11:50","slug":"intro-to-trees-of-indiana-river-birch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/intro-to-trees-of-indiana-river-birch\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Trees of Indiana: River Birch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was\u00a0published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species.\u00a0\u00a0Nearly 70 years later, the publication has\u00a0been updated through a joint effort by the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources,\u00a0Indiana 4-H<\/a>, and\u00a0the\u00a0Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/a>, and reintroduced as “An Introduction to Trees of Indiana.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0full publication<\/a>\u00a0is available for download for $7 in the Purdue Extension Education Store. The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees.<\/p>\n

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book, paired with an\u00a0ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester\u00a0Lenny Farlee<\/a>\u00a0to help visualize each species as it stands in the woods.\u00a0Threats to species\u00a0health\u00a0as well as\u00a0also\u00a0insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided\u00a0through additional resources as well as the\u00a0Hardwoods of the Central Midwest<\/a>\u00a0exhibit of the Purdue Arboretum, if available.<\/p>\n

Each week, the Intro to\u00a0Trees of Indiana web\u00a0series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the<\/p>\n

This week, we introduce River Birch or Betula nigra<\/em>, which is also known as red birch.<\/p>\n

As its name implies, it is found frequently in wet situations. It is often found need waterways and in moist soil areas across the state.<\/p>\n