BIRCHES are "pioneer" trees: often the first to emerge on clear-felled ground or to spring up robustly after a devastating fire. They are generally free of serious pests and diseases, content on dry ...

Wondering what kind of birch to plant? Your best choice is either the white-barked Himalayan birch (Betula utilis jacquemontii) or Young’s weeping birch (Betula pendula ‘Youngii’), depending on how ...

Five Himachal villages have decided to take it upon themselves to save a species of trees — Himalayan birch, also known as betula utilis or bhojpatra — from overexploitation. The villages under gram ...