Gray Birch

This Gray Birch (Betula populifolia) is found before the entrance of the walking path, right next to the green pickup truck that has been parked there for 20 years.

When Grandpa Spaulding passed away, his truck was parked next to the gray birch tree as it was the only one on the property, and his favorite. Before the truck was there, a picnic table was directly next to the birch where Grandpa Spaulding would drink his coffee and read the paper first thing in the morning.

Gray birches grow best along streams and waterways as they grow best in moist, well-drained soils. As the yard is not located by a stream, the Spaulding's find this tree unique and especially important within their family.