Betula alnoides that, by time it matures, reaches a diameter of by . The peduncle is long while the diameter of the bracts is only . The seeds are ripe from March to May and are long while the flowers bloom from October to January. "Betula alnoides" inner bark is edible and is used for making cakes and bread. It is also considered to be an antidote against snakebites and is used to treat dislocated bones. Betula alnoides Betula alnoides (; , , literally: "tiger power") is a species of birch that can be found in natural condition in such countries as
Beech bark disease to spread to the south and west. The first case of beech bark disease in the United States was reported in 1929 in Massachusetts. By 2004, the disease had spread as far west as Michigan and as far south as western North Carolina. For beech bark disease to occur, two components are required, an insect and a fungus. The beech scale insect, "Cryptococcus fagisuga", is invasive to North America and is host-specific, feeding exclusively on beech trees. It can be observed on the trunk and limbs of the tree as woolly, white tufts that will later develop into broad strips.