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Black Spruce vs River Birch
Betula nigra
Picea mariana
NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN
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.
Black Spruce is a medium-sized coniferous tree that tolerates wet ground better than most spruces. It has a characteristic straight trunk and a narrow crown.
River Birch Quick Facts
Black Spruce Quick Facts
Lowest Price:
$1.29
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SAVE UP TO 71%
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
slow
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Bark:
dark gray-brown or pinkish-brown and scaly
Cones:
dark purple
Seeds:
tiny winged seeds located within the catkins
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Fuzz/fluff:
no
Other Names:
black birch, water birch
Other Names:
bog spruce, canadian spruce, double spruce, eastern spruce, shorleaf black spruce, swamp spruce