Birch Water, harvested from the trees of Finland, Latvia and Lithuania, is coming to the high street on the basis of claims that it is healthy, natural and can help cleanse the body of toxins.

MINSK, 6 May (BelTA) – Belarusian forestry enterprises have increased birch tree juice export by 68.4%, BelTA learned from Vladimir Mitskevich, Chief Specialist of the Forest Products Sales and ...

INGREDIENTS: Birch tree juice. A 330 ml bottle contains 70 calories, 4 g of sugar (1 tsp) and 0.04 g of salt. CONTAINS: Vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Birch syrup just hasn't achieved culinary status of maple syrup, perhaps because it takes so much to produce. For just one gallon of birch syrup, you'd need to boil down 100 gallons of birch sap.

Fast growing, a mature river birch can reach a height of 70 feet. Heritage will grow about 30 inches or more each year in colder climates, and even faster in the south.