Never tried the birch, heard it is not as sweet, and used for cooking. Caught an episode of the alaskan homesteaders, the ex olympic raising the child on her own, was making birch syrup to trade for children's clothes. She quoted the 1000.00 a gallon, I looked into it, none available, a month ago... They were selling 100 ml bottles for 30.00 us.
Oh yeah, nice vagina tree, I see as she got older , she had a piercing...
We have a 70's style ungroomed example north of us, must remind me when the weather gets nicer, to snap a shot.