Winter Birch Trees

We had great fun using paint, masking tape and glitter to create our masterpieces! We also learned some new facts about Birch Trees. Take a look! 

Ten Facts about Birch Trees 

Birch trees are found in the northern half of the world.
They grow in areas with cool to cold weather.
The trees called birches have long been known for their beautiful bark. 
Native Americans used birch bark to make canoes, tepees, and moccasins.
Today people use birch wood to make furniture, flooring, and plywood.
The bark of all birches is characteristically marked with long, horizontal lenticels, and often separates into thin, papery plates, especially upon the paper birch.
Birch trees have simple leaves with toothed edges called margins. They often appear in pairs, but these pairs are really borne on spur-like, two-leaved, lateral branchlets.
It is an elegant deciduous tree, with arching branches that droop gracefully towards the ground.
It usually grows to about 15-20 metres high.
The catkins, or flowers, of the silver birch appear in the spring before the leaves, and the small winged seeds mature late in the summer. These seeds are a favourite food for birds, especially for Coal-tits and Goldfinches.