River Birch vs Dakota Pinnacle Birch - TreeTime.ca

River Birch vs Dakota Pinnacle Birch

Betula nigra

Betula platyphylla fargo

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River Birch
Dakota Pinnacle Birch

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.

Dakota Pinnacle Birch is a hardy deciduous tree with a columnar to narrowly pyramidal form. It makes a beautiful accent tree, and Dakota Pinnacle Birch is insect resistant and drought tolerant.

Dakota Pinnacle Birch features smooth white bark and dark, green foliage that turns yellow in the fall.

River Birch Quick Facts

Dakota Pinnacle Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: yes
Bark: dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Bark: grayish-orange
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


In row spacing: 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: black birch, water birch