Betula alba Betulaceae Names : White Birch. Habitat : Commonly found in woods in Britain and Europe. Collection : The leaves are collected in late spring or summer. When collecting the bark, it is important not to ring-bark the tree, in other words...
This North American tree is the common source of Wintergreen oil, with which it shares similar chemistry, properties and fragrance. The formula for the popular 19th-century “Russian Leather” men’s fragrance (so named because it...
Betula alba
Betulaceae
Names : White Birch.
Habitat : Commonly found in woods in Britain and Euro
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
Kathi Keville