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River Birch vs European White BirchBetula nigra Betula pendula ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON 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.
European White Birch is a mid-sized shade tree native to Eurasia. This deciduous tree has a pyramidal form when young, maturing into a rounded crown with arched branches and drooping branchlets. RIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTSEUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH QUICK FACTS
Zone:
3a
Zone:
2a
Height:
12 m (39 ft)
Height:
15 m (49 ft)
Spread:
5 m (16 ft)
Spread:
8 m (25 ft)
Moisture:
normal, wet
Moisture:
normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
full sun
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Fall colour:
bright yellow
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Life span:
medium
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
low
Suckering:
none
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
silver birch, weeping birch
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |