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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.
Green Alder is a cold hardy, native shrub. It is often planted on infertile sites so it can fix nitrogen from the air and improve the soil quality.
Green Alder is known for its smooth grey bark and attractive shiny green leaves; it is commonly used in reclamation.
RIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTS
GREEN ALDER QUICK FACTS
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
mountain alder, sitka alder
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