For a natural grouping we recommend that you include both styles.
River birch trees for sale near me.
Plus it s an elegant source of shade with unique peeling bark that stands out in your landscape.
Seasons of color in one tough tree why dura heat river birch trees.
The betula nigra or river birch is a species of a birch tree that is native to the eastern u s.
Native americans used the boiled sap as a sweetener similar to maple syrup and the inner bark as a survival food.
It s easy to understand why the heritage river birch is such a popular tree.
This distinctive tree.
Sculpt a mounded berm in a large front yard and include 1 3 or 5 river birch trees.
There is nothing prettier than a meandering stand of river birch near a water feature.
River birch are good for large residences public grounds parks golf courses etc.
This lovely tree grows in cold areas and hot and humid conditions a span that includes frigid maine and minnesota all the way down to hot and humid florida and texas.
But as a landscape tree it can be planted almost anywhere in the u s.
As its name suggests the river birch naturally grows along riverbanks.
For starters it s resistant to common diseases grows up to 2 to 3 feet each year and adapts to a variety of soil types.
The species is valued for its relatively rapid growth tolerance of wetness and some drought unique curling bark spreading limbs and relative resistance to birch borer.
Plus river birches tolerate soggy.
A beautiful fast growing shade tree that thrives from north to south the dura heat river birch is one of a kind.
Therefore this particular type of birch thrives in zones 6 and below.
The bark of some are quite distinctive very smooth and pinky white making it a favored ornamental tree for landscaping.
Plant them 20 40 feet apart and vary the spacing between trees.