Sweet birch, also called black or cherry birch (B. lenta), is another native birch, one that is rarely used by landscapers despite the fact that it is a handsome tree, particularly when it is young ...

The calendar indicates that it’s spring, and despite occasional freezing temperatures and lingering patches of snow, the return of extended daylight confirms this change of season. Last year, a chance ...

Mid-winter is my favorite time to harvest birch for sweet-flavored food and warming beverages. Birch trees are easy to identify in winter thanks to their distinctive bark. The bark is an eye-catching ...

TORONTO – Birch syrup is being touted by foodies as the latest unique flavouring to enhance savoury dishes as well as desserts. The rich, semi-sweet, dark syrup also lends an unexpected flavour to ...