Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs River Birch - TreeTime.ca

Cutleaf Weeping Birch vs River Birch

Betula pendula laciniata

Betula nigra

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Cutleaf Weeping Birch
River Birch

Cutleaf Weeping Birch is a tall, deciduous cultivar known for its pronounced weeping branches and ferny green leaves.

It features showy, peeling white bark and brilliant yellow leaves in the fall. Cutleaf Weeping Birch makes an exceptional accent tree for suburban yards.

If you are attracted to this tree, also look at the European White Birch which is similar.

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.

Cutleaf Weeping Birch Quick Facts

River Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 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: yes
Catkins: yes
Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low




Other Names: common birch, silver birch, weeping birch
Other Names: black birch, water birch