Most birch tree diagram have limited economical value for their wood because their numerous branches have knots in the trunk , and it is difficult to remove their offset and bark by mechanically skillful way . Some birch metal money are grown and sold for ornamental planting because of their beautiful barque , their refined , weeping subdivision and spectacular fall colors . The commercial value of birch trees depends largely on the species of birch .

Valuable Wood Quality

The pallid , fine - grain birch wood often has a satin - corresponding sheen and rippling form that make it valuable for making piece of furniture and veneers . The highly lever wood from the Masur birch ( Betula pendula ) , grown largely in Finland , has an especially attractive , rippled grain with lines and dark streak .

High-Density Plywood

Finland and Russia both export 4 - feet - by-4 - foot sheets of high - density plyboard that is used to make speaker cabinet , guitar amplifiers , architectural illumination , model aircraft and doll houses . It is also useful for making strong , flexible skateboards .

Valuable North American Species

The yellow barque birch ( Betula alleghaniensis ) is found from southeastern Canada to the Appalachian mountains . It grows slowly and can live for 200 years . This is a valuable commercial tree diagram because its firm , hard Ellen Price Wood has a close food grain — making it useful for tool handles , interior finishes and veneers . Sweet birch or cherry birch ( Betula lenta ) is the origin of creeping wintergreen . Its strong , voiceless woodwind is valuable because its coloring deepens with exposure to air , wee-wee it look like burnt sienna . The strong , heavy Ellen Price Wood of the paper birch ( Betula papyrifera ) is sometimes used for veneer . The U.S. Forest Service reports that the Mrs. Henry Wood from River birch ( Betula nigra ) , the birch most commonly regain in the U.S. , is used to make handbasket and furniture , and is glow as fuel . In some areas of the U.S. it is used as pulpwood . The black birch ( Betula lenta ) , common in Connecticut , has commercial-grade note value for making firewood , lumber , pallets , railway tie and veneer .

Firewood Species

The wood of the gray birch or poplar birch ( Betula populifolia ) , native to the Northern U.S. and the Atlantic seaboard , is often used for firewood . The water birch ( Betula occidentalis ) is abbreviate for use as firewood or fence posts .

Decorative Species

The paper birch ( Betula papyrifera ) , native to the northerly U.S. and Canada , is often sell in nursery as an ornamental because of its attractive , creamy white barque . The European white birch ( Betula pendula ) is grown and sold for use as ornamental trees in urban areas . The Schmidtii birch ( Betula schmidtii ) , aboriginal to East Asia , is grown and sold commercially as an cosmetic tree because of its lovely prosperous - yellow gloaming colors .

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