HARDY WITH AN INCREDIBLE GOLDEN FALL SHOW AND EXFOLIATING BARK
FEATURES:
- Gorgeous cinnamon-brown colored peeling bark
- Fast-growing with spectacular bright yellow fall leaves
- River Birch makes a great four season focal point for your landscape
- Wonderful to plant in groves to enjoy the view as the birds appreciate the retreat you have created for them
- River Birch is the only spring fruiting native birch
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Mature Height: 40-70' tall
- Mature Width: 40-60' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 40-60' apart
HARDY WITH AN INCREDIBLE GOLDEN FALL SHOW AND EXFOLIATING BARK
FEATURES:
- Gorgeous cinnamon-brown colored peeling bark
- Fast-growing with spectacular bright yellow fall leaves
- River Birch makes a great four season focal point for your landscape
- Wonderful to plant in groves to enjoy the view as the birds appreciate the retreat you have created for them
- River Birch is the only spring fruiting native birch
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Mature Height: 40-70' tall
- Mature Width: 40-60' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 40-60' apart
Why plant River Birch?
In creating your backyard bird sanctuary, start here. Trees are vital to that endeavor, and few trees have more to give to birds than River Birch. The seeds of this welcoming native shade tree feed countless songbirds, including chickadees, titmice, tanagers, cardinals, crossbills, sparrows, and Pine Siskins. Birds may nibble the buds and catkins (flowers), too. Insectivorous birds are not left out! It’s estimated that River Birch hosts an incredible 400-plus species of moth and butterfly caterpillars for their dining pleasure. River Birch is an obvious choice for your bird paradise—give it some serious consideration!
Birch Trees are the glory of our northern forests. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, their peeling, paper-white trunks gleam in the sunshine, painting a dazzling picture on even the coldest winter days. Unfortunately, these showy Birches struggle where summers are hot, often falling prey to damaging insects and diseases. For warmer zones, River Birch is a smarter option. This southeastern native offers fabulous, flaky bark, along with all the benefits to wildlife you expect from a Birch Tree—AND it is resistant to pests and disease!
How to use River Birch in the landscape?
Among the over 400 moths and butterflies that use River Birch as a host plant, one particularly endearing species stands out. The mourning cloak butterfly is a joy to see in early spring or even late winter. It overwinters as an adult (rare for butterflies), and it will usually be the first butterfly you’ll spot each year.
How To Plant River Birch
River Birch gets its name from its affinity for riverbanks in the wild, and it will likewise enjoy a wet site in your landscape, although normal conditions are fine, too. Never let the soil dry out completely, especially during the critical first couple of years of establishment. River Birch is otherwise a tough tree, and tolerates heavy clay soil, de-icing salts, and pollution.
How To Water
Water twice weekly for the first 3-5 weeks; then water weekly for the remainder of the year until winter. When you water, water slowly and thoroughly. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
