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River Birch vs Black LocustBetula nigra Robinia pseudoacacia SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
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.
Black Locust is an attractive tree. Its distinctive leaves are made of about a dozen bright green leaflets. It also notable for its fragrant white flowers, which smell of citrus. RIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTSBLACK LOCUST QUICK FACTS
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Flowers:
Creamy white flowers in a pyramidal shape bloom in may-june
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
false acacia, yellow locust
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