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Horse Chestnut vs River BirchAesculus hippocastanum Betula nigra ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW SOLD OUT 
Horse Chestnut is a medium sized deciduous tree that is native to Greece but has been grown in North America for hundreds of years. It produces large nuts. A top CO2 absorbing species. Experts think this tree may help climate change more than others. River Birch has beautiful, peeling, brown bark that reveals camel-colored and pink beneath. It is more borer resistant than white bark birches, which makes it a much longer-lived landscape tree. HORSE CHESTNUT QUICK FACTSRIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTS
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Fall colour:
yellow to orange
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Nuts:
large nuts within spiky capsules. Slightly poisonous to eat
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Toxicity: raw Horse Chestnut seed, leaf, bark and flower is toxic if ingested due to the presence of esculin.
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
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