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River Birch

Betula nigra
Creamy coloured bark. Noted for exfoliating. Highly resistant to Bronze Birch Borer. Good specimen tree for estates, parks, golf course etc. Also available in clump form.

Zone

4

Width

13m

Height

18m

Shape

Oval, pyramidal

Flower

Catkin

Flowering Time

N/A

Fruit

Small nutlet

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Exposure

Sun to part shade

Soil Type

Adaptable, acid

Branding

N/A

Harvest Time

N/A

Plume Colour

N/A