They lived in nearby towns such as Kansas City, Birch Tree, and Oklahoma City. It consisted of several variously sized, vertical light boxes with young birch tree trunks inside. There are numerous folkloric Russian songs in which the birch tree occurs. The bark of the paper birch tree provides an excellent writing material. This is usually done under a cherry, an apple or a birch tree. Much of the mall's design incorporates the leaves of the birch tree. The winter turns into summer, flowers bloom, birds start singing on a birch tree. Barkenhoff (Low German for Birkenhof, or "birch tree cottage"). American poet Lucy Larcom's "Swinging on a Birch Tree" celebrates the game. The vessels are each made from one piece of bark from a white birch tree. Another tradition is for girls to pledge vows of friendship before the chosen birch tree. The weeping birch tree is suitable for making bath brooms. Ivan, meanwhile, sits beside a birch tree and plays on his recorder. With the Alexandrov Ensemble he recorded&colon; "The Birch Tree" (trad; arr. The following types of trees dominate&colon; birch tree, conifers, lime, oak, and maple.