red birch

American  

noun

1. river birch.

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Etymology

Origin of red birch

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

The area is nearly devoid of trees and is just bush, except for the occasional tall red birch that cannot be used for charcoal as the wood is too soft.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2013

He was a year or so older than Charles and growing like red birch, and to hear the mistress carry on, about as useless.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

"Is the red birch really red, Miss Harson?" asked Clara, who thought that this promised to be the prettiest member of the family.

From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman

In Tennessee the slack coopers have found that red birch makes excellent barrel heads and it is sometimes employed in preference to other woods.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)

Above he saw a second white circle upon a half-withered red birch; still higher, a third upon a bald cypress.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel