Paper birch Betula papyrifera

Native to Victoria.

One of Victoria's most common trees: 622 on the map, about 1 in 56 trees (#14 of 384 species).

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Indigenous peoples used the bark for baskets, lining cache pits, burials, etc. It would be removed from standing, living trees without killing the tree (general, Tsilhqot’in, Ulkatcho Dakelth, Dene [Athabaskan], Secwepemc, Okanagan, Ktunaxa)

Betula papyrifera is a pioneer species, meaning it is often one of the first trees to grow in an area after other trees are removed by some sort of disturbance. Typical disturbances colonized by paper birch are wildfire, avalanche, or windthrow areas where the wind has blown down all trees. When it grows in these pioneer, or early successional, woodlands, it often forms stands of trees where it is the only species.

Where to find Paper birch in Victoria

Betula papyrifera on Wikipedia