Manitoba Maple vs Yellow Birch - TreeTime.ca

Manitoba Maple vs Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

Acer negundo

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Yellow Birch
Manitoba Maple

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.

Manitoba Maple is a fast growing tree with great fall color. These trees are typically grown as feature or shade trees on larger properties and acreages. Manitoba maples are cold hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil moisture conditions.

Note that Manitoba Maple is considered toxic to horses.

Yellow Birch Quick Facts

Manitoba Maple Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


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


In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON
Other Names: golden birch
Other Names: ash maple, ashleaf maple, black ash, box elder, boxelder maple, california boxelder, cut-leaved maple, cutleaf maple, elf maple, negundo maple, red river maple, stinking ash, sugar ash, three-leaved maple, western boxelder