Paper birch betula papyrifera.
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It is considered more heat and drought tolerant than the species.
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Summer cascade pp15 105 this is a newer weeping form of river birch from nc and has a unique pendulous growing habit.
It s world famous for its silky smooth light tan bark that peels and exfoliates to reveal tantalizing glimpses of beautiful salmon pink and cinnamon brown colored patches beneath.
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Betula nigra the black birch river birch or water birch is a species of birch native to the eastern united states from new hampshire west to southern minnesota and south to northern florida and west to texas.
But as a landscape tree it can be planted almost anywhere in the u s.
Its diamond shaped double toothed leaves produce an erect or spreading canopy that covers.
Nigra commonly occurs in floodplains and swamps.
It may grow to 6 to 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide in 10 years.
It is a tree that has something to offer for every season.
The exfoliating bark reveals inner bark that is creamy white.
Its bark is dark when the tree is young but quickly develops the characteristic bright white bark that peels so readily in thick layers that it.
The river birch betula nigra is the most planted birch in the united states and the best one for hot climates.
Its attractive bark is especially striking in the winter when the rest of the tree is bare.
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.
It is one of the few heat tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold weather trees which do not thrive in usda zone 6 and up.
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It is a single stemmed tree with yellow bronze bark that peels in narrow horizontal strips.
Keep reading to learn more river birch tree facts such as river birch tree care and effectively using river birch trees in the landscape of your home.
River birch is a fast growing deciduous semi aquatic tree that reaches between 50 and 90 feet in height.
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As its name suggests the river birch naturally grows along riverbanks.