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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. 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
Zone:
3a
Zone:
3a
Height:
12 m (39 ft)
Height:
12 m (39 ft)
Spread:
4 m (12 ft)
Spread:
5 m (16 ft)
Moisture:
normal
Moisture:
normal, wet
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Light:
full sun
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
Life span:
medium
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
none
Suckering:
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
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |