Yellow Birch vs Amur Maackia - TreeTime.ca

Yellow Birch vs Amur Maackia

Maackia amurensis

Betula alleghaniensis

CUSTOM GROW

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Amur Maackia
Yellow Birch

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

Yellow Birch is a large and valuable hardwood species in northeastern North America. The bark on its limbs and young trunks is silvery-yellowish in colour, hence the name. This tree prefers to grow in cool regions with damp or saturated soil.

Yellow Birch can be tapped for syrup, like Sugar Maple. Although the sap has less sugar content, it flows in greater quantity than maple trees.

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Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Yellow Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: low


Fall colour: brown
Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Bark: shiny yellow to grey silver peels in curly strips, becomes reddish brown when older
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: maackia
Other Names: golden birch