Alaskan Inspiration: The Alaskan Paper Birch, a/k/a Betula Neoalaskana, is a species of birch that’s native to Alaska and Northern Canada.

If you’ve followed us for a minute, you know how excited we get when the birch leaves pop out in the spring. Oooo, that green that is suddenly everywhere is such a welcome sight after a long winter.

The trees grow anywhere from 50 to 65 feet. We have one in our woods that is so straight it could be the mast of a ship.

The bark is beautiful. I took some photos of the bark of our trees, and it ranges from a silvery white to a light brown.

Have you ever harvested birch syrup? We do! If you see the first mosquitos, though, you’ve waited too long, and the sap is no longer running.

Alaskan Interpretation: For me, this was a natural because I love our Alaskan Birch trees.

I used silver marquise earrings to represent the silver papery bark, and I used green Amethyst pendants wrapped in silver, to represent the small bright green leaves that first emerge in spring.

Grab your Birch while they last!

Alaskan Birch Earrings