River Birch

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Graceful, airy tree provides delightful dappled shade. Fabulous exfoliating bark provides interest year-round. Use as a landscape specimen or accent. A nice complement to dogwood and ligularia. Leaves turn vibrant yellow in fall. Vigorous and tolerant of wet, poorly drained soils.

Companion Plants

American Sweetgum

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American Sweetgum

Beautiful shade tree for large lawns or streetside. Puts on a spectacular fall display in bronze, orange and yellow. Interesting seedpods resemble brown starbursts. Very nice against a backdrop of evergreens. Prefers moist, well-drained, neutral to acid (sour) soil.

Norway Spruce

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Norway Spruce

Versatile evergreen tree makes an excellent focal point in the landscape. Also creates effective hedging or windbreak, and appealing when grouped. Combine with flowering trees, maples or other evergreens. Deer resistant. Prefers moist, well-drained, neutral to acid (sour) soil.

Euonymus

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Euonymus

Wintercreeper can vary in form by cultivar. Some make lovely small shrubs while others are ideal as a ground cover, or climbing a wall or trellis. The dense evergreen foliage provides year-round interest.

Details

Common name

River Birch

Botanical name

Betula nigra

Zone

USDA 4 - 8

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Bloom time

No Bloom

Light

part sun

Height

30-40' (10-13 m)

Habit

clumping

Water

daily

Feed

in spring

Maintenance

spray light horticultural oil to kill insect eggs