Betula nigra ~ River Birch
Betula nigra ~ River Birch
Betula nigra ~ River Birch
Betula nigra ~ River Birch

River Birch

Betula nigra

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River Birch is a popular fast-growing native deciduous tree with attractive salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark that exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark.  It’s dark green leathery double-toothed leaves turn buttery yellow in fall.  Grows best in rich, moist acidic soils.  River Birch is resistant to bronze birch borer.

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

Eastern N. America; GA Native

Height: 

30’ - 60’ 

Spread: 

40’ - 60’

Spacing: 

50’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 7

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Brown

Season of Interest: 

FallYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  It can take clay and poorly drained soils.  Weakened birches are vulnerable to the bronze birch borer which can be fatal Some susceptibility to aphids, leaf miner and iron chlorosis in high pH soils.

LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or Grove, Wetlands and pondsWoodland GardenNaturalized AreasNative Garden, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: SweetflagBuckeyeTea Berry

IMAGES: SEWilcoRiver Birch Betula nigraCC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), River Birch Betula nigra Leaves 3008pxCC BY-SA 2.5, (3) © Sue SweeneyYoung river birch trunksCC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Bruce MarlinBetula nigraCC BY-SA 2.5

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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