American Grey Birch (Noun)
Meaning
Medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- American grey birch often grows in dense stands and provides shelter and food for wildlife in second-growth forests.
- Land managers may prefer to remove American grey birch to promote a more valuable forest composition.
- As an early successional species, American grey birch can outcompete slower-growing trees for resources.
- Foresters generally consider American grey birch to be a weed due to its tendency to dominate recently disturbed sites.
- Due to its fast growth rate, American grey birch can rapidly colonize abandoned agricultural lands and disturbed areas.