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River Birch vs Black GumBetula nigra Nyssa sylvatica 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 Gum is a slow-growing ornamental shade tree with a dense pyramidal shape. The foliage is dark green in the summer, and transitions to bright fall colours which include red, orange, purple, and gold. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens as a specimen or shade tree. RIVER BIRCH QUICK FACTSBLACK GUM QUICK FACTS
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Fall colour:
purple, orange, yellow, red
Berries:
dark blue
Flavor:
sour
Harvest:
september to october
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
slow
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
black tupelo, pepperidge tree, sour gum, tupelo
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