The river birch tree supplies excellent summer shade, beautiful foliage spring through fall and a stunning winter display.

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

A municipal official said it is unlikely that the tree was diseased or rotted as the fallen branches had enough green leaves. A local resident said that he had never seen a similar occurrence in ...