Another "big one" could be the Black Birch. If scratched, the Black Birch's bark has the odor of carbonated "birch beer".
As one can tell by looking closely at their bark, they're related to the other common birch-tree names of New Hampshire—paper, white, canoe, bronze, golden, silver, and yellow.
Right now, they're dropping their "spikes" of flowers, called "catkins"
Also occurring right now is the release of the fine, green, White Pine
pollen, which was carried far and wide by the strong and gusty winds this past Friday.
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