By choosing the most appropriate species of birch and the right place to plant it in your landscape this autumn, you can enjoy it for many years.

This is a nice time of year for decorating our houses, not only for the holidays but to cheer us up during the short days of winter. One of my favorite sights all winter long is a row of window boxes ...

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 ...

Decorating the home for Christmas can make a lovely family ritual. While it’s fun using the box of twinkly ­tinsel and baubles ­retrieved from the loft, the Christmas holidays are a ­wonderful ...

Growing up in South Korea, Sophia Kim would walk by a long row of birch trees on her way to school that still sticks with her today. “I was mesmerized by them: they seemed to talk to me,” says the now ...

The tradition of making utensils out of birch barks still exists in North China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and some parts of neighboring Heilongjiang Province. Historically lacking pottery or ...

Birch are the stuff legends are made of. We Canadians have high regard for birch trees because we cherish the stories of original Canadians who used birch bark to make canoes. Birch bark has also been ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Rim lashing of split ...

The tradition of making utensils out of birch barks still exists in North China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and some parts of neighboring Heilongjiang Province. The tradition of making ...