I am putting another vote in for some kind of ornamental birch, not just young silve birch. Although young silver birch can be reddish I have not seen it be that red, at that diameter, over that length, and be that willing to peel such a thin layer.
i have had similar difficulty lighting ornamental paper birch bark straight from a spark. The smooth, continuous surface seems to just shed the spark before it can heat that spot to combustion. Shredding and crumpling helped. Conversely, it was MUCH easier to light with a match than the silver birch.
i have had similar difficulty lighting ornamental paper birch bark straight from a spark. The smooth, continuous surface seems to just shed the spark before it can heat that spot to combustion. Shredding and crumpling helped. Conversely, it was MUCH easier to light with a match than the silver birch.