Red Haired Girl In The Nature Posing On The Glade Field With Birch Trees

- Birch-tar or Russian oil extracted from birch bark is thermoplastic and waterproof; it was used as a glue on, for example, arrows, and also for medicinal purposes.
- Fragrant twigs of silver birch are used in saunas to relax the muscles.
- Birch is also associated with the feast of Pentecost in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia, where its branches are used as decoration for churches and homes on this day.
- Birch leaves are used to make a diuretic tea and extracts for dyes and cosmetics.