River Birch
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 60 feet |
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| Spread | 45 feet |
A prize native birch valued for its stunning bark, with white, brown and tan colors all peeling from mature trunks; good fall color; requires acidic soil, susceptible to chlorosis in alkaline soils
Additional Information
| Colour | chartreuse |
|---|---|
| Effect | Subtle |
| Form | Catkin |
| Period | in early spring |
| Value | Medium |
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
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| Shape | Pointy |
| Summer Colour | dark green |
| Fall Colour | yellow |
| Colour | brown |
|---|---|
| Texture | peeling |
| Value | High |
| Hardiness Zone | 3b |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun to partial shade |
| Moisture | average to wet |
| Plant Form | round |
| Plant Origin | native |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Shade |
| Soil pH | acidic |
| Pollution Tolerance | high |
| Growth Rate | fast |
| Branching | decurrent |
| Canopy | low |
| Family | Birch |
| Genus | Betula |
| Other Species Names | Red Birch |
| Species | nigra |
| Lifespan | 70 |
| Pruning | prune in full leaf |
| Texture | medium fine |
