H1295: Betula alleghaniensis
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Accession number
H1295
Botanical name
Betula alleghaniensis
Common name
YELLOW BIRCH
Distribution
N E AMERICA
Year planted
1983
Adoption
Adopted for
Robert G Higgins
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Native American tribes used the bark of this tree to build dwellings, lodges, canoes, storage containers, sap dishes, rice baskets, buckets, trays and dishes and place on coffins when burying the dead.
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