Betula nigra
River Birch, Red Birch
Fast-growing Birch trees are attractive year-round. Their light green foliage turns yellow in fall.
Betula nigra
River Birch
Betulaceae
Both mature tree and young specimens located near small pond and new chemistry building.
Betula nigra
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River Birch
Description
River Birch, grown mostly for the beauty of its peeling, satiny bark and salmon pink trunk, is a Texas Native. The Birch's leaves are deltoid in shape and will turn yellow in the fall before dropping.
Betula nigra Betulaceae
River Birch BET-u-la NI-gra
Deciduous tree, usually not more than 40-70 ft (12-21 m) tall with a similar spread, rounded outline at maturity, trunk usually divided into several large arching branches.
USDAFS Silvics of North America - USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Betula nigra is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting river birch (opens a new window).
#14 Betula nigra
Common Names: river birch
Family: Betulaceae (birch Family)
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Betula nigra
COMMON: River Birch
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, 1 1/2 to 3 1/2" long, 3/4 to 2 1/2" wide, double sarration, medium to dark green
BARK: Reddish brown, peeling
SIZE: 40 to 70' high, 40 to 60' wide ...
Betula nigra 'Heritage' : Heritage River Birch - Whole Plant
Betula papyrifera : Paper Birch - Whole Plant
Betula pendula : European White Birch - Whole Plant ...
Betula nigra ( River Birch )
Betula pendula ( European White Birch )
Betula pendula ( Fastigiata European White Birch ) ...
River birch (Betula nigra) is a handsome tree native to the southeastern United States. It is considered the most widely adapted of all the birches, and hardy throughout South Carolina.
River Birch
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River Birch (Betula nigra)
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Betula nigra
General Notes
Needs ample water; poor tolerance of drought. Flaking curling bark in older trees. Resistant to bronze birch borer, but not Pacific Flathead borer. Hardy to 0 degrees F.
Summer Cascade Birch [English]: Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'
Summer Cascade River Birch [English]: Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade'
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River Birch (Betula nigra) h 13 m, w 10 m, s, Zone 4
'Green Gem' Boxwood (Buxus 'Green Gem') h 75 cm, w 80 cm, s d, Zone 5
'Green Mountain' Boxwood (B. 'Green Mountain') h 1.5 m, w 1 m, s f, Zone 5 ...
The pale salmon and buff peeled bark of the river birch 'Heritage' (Betula nigra)
offers year round beauty and can be accented in the landscape by underplanting
it with the shade tolerant Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty' and the bronze edged leaves of ...
Black Birch - Betula lenta, Betula nigra
Bolean Birch - Betula papyrifera
Canoe Birch - Betula papyrifera
Cherry Birch - Betula lenta
European Weeping Birch - Betula pendula
European White Birch - Betula pendula ...
Red Maple Acer rubrum Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Grey Alder Alnus incana River Birch Betula nigra American Beech Fagus grandifolia European Beech F. sylvatica White Ash Fraxinus americana Green Ash F. pennsylvanica Hessei European Ash F.
Black birch ( Betula nigra ) Pale green foliage; reddish brown trunk with white base, bark flaking off in sheets. Hornbeam ( Carpinus laxiflora ) Very luxuriant foliage produced in spring.
Latin: Betula nigra
Ice storm! Those words will invariably make those of us who lost power during the Christmas storm of 2000 flinch when we hear them.
A few examples include serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), river birch (Betula nigra), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), American holly (Ilex opaca), ...
 See also: Green, River birch, Birch, Maple, May
  
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