River Birch vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

River Birch vs Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Betula nigra

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Winterberry
River Birch

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

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.

Winterberry Quick Facts

River Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Bark: dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low




Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly
Other Names: black birch, water birch