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River Birch vs Dakota Pinnacle BirchBetula nigra Betula platyphylla fargo ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW 
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. RIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTSDAKOTA 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
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Bark:
grayish-orange (young trees); orange-white/yellow-white (mature trees)
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Life span:
medium
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
low
Suckering:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
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
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |