Index of Trees
Family: Birch

An adaptable tree with grayish-brown exfoliating bark, Hophornbeam is a shade-tolerant understory tree and also prospers in full...
Also Known As: Ironwood

Primarily a small understory tree to 20 feet in height found in moist alluvial soils. Occurs throughout Indiana. Bark is smooth...
Also Known As: Bluebeech

Primarily a small understory tree to 20 feet in height found in moist alluvial soils. Occurs throughout Indiana. Bark is smooth...
Also Known As: American Hornbeam

Gray Birch is a small tree reaching a height of 20 to 30 feet. Bark is grayish white with little exfoliation compared to River...

An adaptable tree with grayish-brown exfoliating bark, Hophornbeam is a shade-tolerant understory tree and also prospers in full...
Also Known As: American Hophornbeam

A northern species, its range closely follows the northern limit of tree growth across North America and extends into the...

Naturally grows in moist soil along streams and in bottomlands. Trunks of young trees are shiny and peeling, and vary in color...

Rarely found in Indiana, Yellow Birch occurs only on moist cool soils of the northern lakes region. The bark on young trees is...