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  Birch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae.
Birch tar, extracted from birch bark, was used as a lubricant and for medicinal purposes.
Birch twigs were bound in a bundle, also called birch, to be used for birching, a form of corporal punishment.
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 The Ultimate Birch Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Birch is a food plant for a number of species of Lepidoptera including Oak Hook-tip, Large Emerald, Common Emerald, Common Marbled Carpet, November Moth, Autumnal Moth, Purple Thorn, Scalloped Hazel, Feathered Thorn and Dotted Border.
Birch leaves are used to make a diuretic tea and to make extracts for dyes and other purposes.
Many of the First Nations of North America prized the birch for its bark, which due to its light weight, flexibility, and the ease with which it could be stripped from trees, was often used for the construction of strong, waterproof but light-weight canoes.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Birch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Betula nana - Dwarf Birch (also in northern Asia)
Occasionally one uses leafy, fragrant boughs of silver birch to gently beat oneself in a sauna.
Birch twigs were used for birching, a form of corporal punishment.
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 Birch
It is made mainly in Alaska (from Alaska Birch) and Russia (from several species), and more rarely elsewhere.
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