black birch

Wintergreen-scented hardwood tree

Black birch is a North American tree with dark bark and twigs that smell of wintergreen when broken.

The bark was traditionally used to make birch beer and extract wintergreen oil.

Also called sweet birch or cherry birch for its resemblance to cherry wood.

aromatic

wintergreen

Aromatic evergreen herb

herbal · balsamic · sassafras · distillation · flavoring · spicy · infusion · extract · tincture

tree

deciduous

Sheds foliage seasonally

  • barkSharp canine vocalization
  • saplingJuvenile woody plant
  • trunkMain stem or storage

branches · canopy · leaves · forest · woodland · Appalachian · shade tree · native · understory · root system

timber

furniture

Movable room objects

lumber · millwork · joinery · woodworking · grain · polish · turning · carving · hardwood · sawmill

resilient

pioneer species

First life establishing somewhere

colonizer · succession · hardy · erosion control · regeneration · windbreak · tolerant · naturalization · establishment

Opposites
birch species by bark color

black birchwhite birch

Pale-barked deciduous hardwood

paper birch · silver birch · yellow birch · gray birch · river birch

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G