Find better alternatives to silver birch in WNY Gardening Matters

Here are some native alternatives to the silver birch. From left is the river birch, the paper or canoe birch, and the yellow birch. Photos are courtesy John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org, and Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org People love the beauty of silver birch trees (Betula pendula) but have realized that variety is short lived and susceptible to the birch borer. Find other native alternatives that are more interesting in…