RIVER BIRCH
BETULA NIGRA
Betula nigra
photo courtesy of J. Frank Schmidt
Genus: BETULA
Protected Series:
Height: 40-50 Feet Tall
Spread: 35-40 Feet Wide
Color: yellow fall color
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Deciduous Tree Plants
Deciduous Tree
Zone: 4
#0093
exfoliating bark * native *
BETULA NIGRA
Grower Notes:
Betula nigra, also known as River Birch, is a very popular, fast-growing deciduous tree that thrives in moist areas. It can be a single trunk or a multi-stem tree. It has a pyramidal habit when young, becoming more rounded as it ages. Exfoliating cinnamon-cream bark gives this tree year round appeal. It has leathery, dark green leaves that turn yellow in fall. It is resistant to Bronze Birch Borer and will tolerate wet to flooded conditions as well as dry summer sites.
| PLANT | SIZE | TYPE | GALENA | ADD'L | DIG | SOON |
| BETULA NIGRA | 10-12 ft | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BETULA NIGRA | con 15 | 8 ft MS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BETULA NIGRA | con 25 | 12-14 ft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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con = containers - available now
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(BBnPOT - formerly known as GRSTART - are B&B put into a container - they are available now)
Betula (Birch) Types:
Himalayan Birch | Japanese White Birch | Paper Birch | River Birch | Sweet Birch | Weeping Birch | Yellow Birch
Plants with Exfoliating Bark
Deciduous Trees
Available cultivars in this genus:
