Yellow Birch vs Hardy Banana - TreeTime.ca

Yellow Birch vs Hardy Banana

Musa basjoo

Betula alleghaniensis

CUSTOM GROW

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Hardy Banana
Yellow Birch

The Hardy Banana is a fast-growing evergreen perennial that dies down to the ground each year. A stunning tropical-looking accent for your yard and patio, the Japanese Fiber Banana can be overwintered outdoors in several northern U.S. states and southern Canadian regions. In northern regions, you can bring this plant inside and leave it in your garage. If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, you can use the leaves to make tamales.

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.

Hardy Banana Quick Facts

Yellow Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


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


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: japanese banana, japanese fibre banana
Other Names: golden birch