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water birch

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Noun1.water birch - birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish barkwater birch - birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
Betula, genus Betula - a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)
birch tree, birch - any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark


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For a change of pace, consider the California native water birch (Betula occidentalis), whose bark is red.
Another North American birch, water birch, Betula occidentalis, grows from Canada to California, thriving in wet areas.
A pleasing variation on this theme is to mix in a few California native water birch (Betula occidentalis), which have red trunks, along with the more common white trunk varieties.
 
 
 
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