Yellow Birch vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Yellow Birch vs Wayfaring Tree

Viburnum lantana

Betula alleghaniensis

CUSTOM GROW

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

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Yellow Birch

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

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.

Note: Unfortunately this difficult to grow species is not currently scheduled to grow at TreeTime.ca. Perhaps try purchasing seed from SeedTime.ca and growing your own? Or sign up for a restock notification above.

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

Yellow Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low


Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: shiny yellow to grey silver peels in curly strips, becomes reddish brown when older
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: yes


Other Names: golden birch