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Horse Chestnut vs River Birch
Aesculus hippocastanum
Betula nigra
CUSTOM GROW
NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN
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.
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 Facts
River Birch Quick Facts
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Toxicity: most parts of plant are toxic
Fall colour:
yellow to orange
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Nuts:
large spiky nuts
Seeds:
tiny winged seeds located within the catkins
Fuzz/fluff:
no
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Other Names:
black birch, water birch