Betula Nigra 9/2021 River Birch-
Betula Nigra 9/2021 River Birch- (US Native) River Birch, Mature size: 60x50', qty 3, Builders square, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed E3 D5 for 24.4 YEARS (3@Builders). Planted in 1997.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Betula nigra, commonly called river birch, is a vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, Missouri native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands and along streams throughout the State. In cultivation, it can be trained as either a single trunk or multi-trunked tree. As a single trunk tree, it develops a pyramidal habit when young, but matures to a more rounded shape typically growing 40-70' tall. Multi-trunked trees form a more irregular crown and are generally considered to be the superior growth habit for this species. Salmon-pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark. Leathery, diamond-shaped, medium to dark green leaves (1.5-3.5" long) with doubly toothed margins turn yellow in fall. Monoecious flowers appear in drooping, brownish male catkins and smaller, upright, greenish female catkins.
Big Box item. Papery bark exposes the gray to red-brown inner bark. All 3 still alive. One on driveway, 3 in back yard. Aka black birch, river birch, water birch.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2015, 17, 21:
Betula Nigra 9/2021 River Birch-
Betula Nigra 9/2021 River Birch- (US Native) River Birch, Mature size: 60x50', qty 3, Builders square, USDA Hardiness Zone 2, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed E3 D5 for 24.4 YEARS (3@Builders). Planted in 1997.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Betula nigra, commonly called river birch, is a vigorous, fast-growing, medium-sized, Missouri native deciduous tree which occurs on floodplains, swampy bottomlands and along streams throughout the State. In cultivation, it can be trained as either a single trunk or multi-trunked tree. As a single trunk tree, it develops a pyramidal habit when young, but matures to a more rounded shape typically growing 40-70' tall. Multi-trunked trees form a more irregular crown and are generally considered to be the superior growth habit for this species. Salmon-pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark. Leathery, diamond-shaped, medium to dark green leaves (1.5-3.5" long) with doubly toothed margins turn yellow in fall. Monoecious flowers appear in drooping, brownish male catkins and smaller, upright, greenish female catkins.
Big Box item. Papery bark exposes the gray to red-brown inner bark. All 3 still alive. One on driveway, 3 in back yard. Aka black birch, river birch, water birch.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2015, 17, 21: