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River Birch vs Black LocustBetula nigra Robinia pseudoacacia NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON 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.
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
Zone:
3a
Zone:
3a
Height:
12 m (39 ft)
Height:
12 m (40 ft)
Spread:
5 m (16 ft)
Spread:
8 m (25 ft)
Moisture:
normal, wet
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
full sun
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Flowers:
Creamy white flowers in a pyramidal shape bloom in may-june
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Bark:
dark reddish brown to balck with furrows
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Life span:
medium
Life span:
long
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
low
Suckering:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
false acacia, yellow locust
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |