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Definition of River birch
1. Noun. Birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark.
Group relationships: Betula, Genus Betula
Generic synonyms: Birch, Birch Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of River Birch
Literary usage of River birch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"Water Birch (Colo.); Western Birch. Betula nigra Linn. river birch.
RANCH.—Massachusetts (Nashua River near Fitchburg; Merrimac River near Lawrence and ..."
2. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"Probably the most plentiful lumber birch, though the red or river birch (B.
nigra"1) and the sweet birch, next to be described, are also used.6' The yellow ..."
3. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"Other birches inhabit cold northern countries or high mountains in warmer regions;
but the river birch flourishes and attains its largest size in the damp, ..."
4. The Forester's Manual: Or, The Forest Trees of Eastern North America by Ernest Thompson Seton (1912)
"... and for these it will be remembered and treasured until man's need of travel
on the little waters has reached its final end. RED BIRCH OR river birch. ..."
5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1892)
"The Birches are fairly well represented, the most common species being the River
Birch (Betula ingra, L.) It, with the Soft Maple, more typifies the ..."
6. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"RED BIRCH OR river birch. (Betula nigra) A tall forest tree of wet banks; up to
90 feet high. Known by its red-brown scaly bark, of birch-bark style, ..."
7. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"The river birch In usually found along streams or in other wet locations which
... It Is called river birch because it is usually found along the banks of ..."
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