65 million years ago, during a period of significant plant evolution, birches (trees that form birch forests) first emerged as part of the rise of angiosperms. These trees, along with beeches, oaks, and others, ushered in a transformative era in plant history. Seed-bearing trees like the birch played a vital role in the plant world, comparable in importance to the evolutionary impact of early human ancestors in the animal kingdom. The birch, as part of the widespread dominance of flowering plants, became one of the key species shaping modern forests. [1]