Silver birch leaves are particularly good magnets for airborne particle pollution. The researchers created their own controlled, artificial roadway by attaching the tailpipe of a diesel vehicle to ...

The white birch of Europe is the silver birch, Betula pendula, named for the way its branches hang down. You will find self-seeded thickets of it from Bavaria to Scotland and beyond.

Q: I purchased a piece of land last year with three silver birch trees on it. The largest is about 30 feet tall and had a low branch removed many years ago. The inside of the stub rotted and was ...

Trees will start to shed their leaves earlier as the planet warms, a new study has suggested, contradicting previous assumptions that warming temperatures are delaying the onset of fall.

Few things rival the fierce determination of a mom on a mission, and that holds true across all species. This Maine Coon mom, Tina, is the ultimate proof, especially when it’s bathtime. Her tiny ...

He adds that leaves from ash, oak, sycamore and silver birch are "worse than others" when it comes problems on tracks. Both Henderson and Lewis say disruption caused by leaves isn't unique to the UK.

We set up a row of 24 young silver birch trees in tubs along the pavement of the busy A9 in Lancaster. Behind the trees were 4 terraced houses, and next to those, 4 identical terraced houses that ...

Every year, the leaves gradually turn from a cardinal red to a gorgeous gold in the autumn. From red maple leaves to bright yellow silver birch leaves, tourists can enjoy a colorful autumn in ...

The 40ft-high, Government-funded 'tower of leaves' has been slammed as an 'eyesore' by villagers living near it in Polesworth, Warwickshire.