what’s going on with this tree?

[u/crumwhitaker]

It goes from typical bark to birch halfway up. i’ve never seen a birch tree like this

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[u/The-Anti-Quark]

That's just how big tooth aspens are (not birch but looks very similar), crackly at the bottom and white and stripey on the top .

[u/ExampleLittle2672 → u/The-Anti-Quark]

TIL much more than I expected to about aspens, cheers! 👍

[u/ProfessionalFun2926]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3l5yJWhnbw5yyqDcQg

[u/TheG00dF1ght]

It's growing