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River Birch

$750.00 - $1,075.00
$750.00
$750.00 - $1,075.00
$750.00
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Tree Size: 2.0" Caliper
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Quick Overview

River Birch reigns supreme among ornamental shade trees! This tree has demonstrated exceptional performance in landscapes and is a trusted choice for customers. Its initially broadly pyramidal shape gradually becomes more rounded with age, offering shade, privacy, and aesthetic appeal. This fast-growing tree, and is cherished for its ornamental peeling bark and stunning buttery golden-yellow fall color. River Birch is useful as a landscape accent, provides privacy, and offers relief from the intense summer heat. This reliable, native beauty has proven time and time again why it remains a customer favorite!

Why it rocks:

River Birch is the superstar of the landscape! This multi-functional tree flaunts its good looks year-round. With its charming peeling bark and warm autumn hues, it’s the ultimate shade-giving, privacy-providing tree! In spring, it bursts forth with serrated leaves in shades of medium to dark green. Its lush canopy, initially broadly pyramidal, rounds out beautifully with age, offering a delightful backdrop and a cool escape from the summer heat. This gorgeous native tree brings a serene vibe to your landscape. Its slender catkins and nutlets attract small critters, chirpy birds, and fluttering butterflies! Its ornamental layers of mottled dark and light-colored bark peel back to reveal a smooth cinnamon color underneath. River Birch is the perfect pick to amp up your yard's beauty, shade, and overall value!

Where to put it:

River Birch is among the most sought-after landscape trees due to its adaptability and versatility. This useful tree is a top pick for adding an accent to front yards, and for adding privacy & screening and shade to decks and patio areas. This native tree will thrive in slightly saturated locations and will flourish near ponds and riverbanks. Available in both single trunk and multi-stem clump forms, in the clump form, it is ideal for planting in odd-numbered clusters along property lines. Additionally, this tree is a valuable addition to parks, golf courses, and cemeteries, where it adds interest to the tree line with its unique shape and texture. Remember to plant it about 16 to 18 feet away from surrounding structures to accommodate its full growth potential.

What it needs:

River Birch thrives in full sun to partial shade and excels in wet areas, though it can flourish in various landscape conditions with sufficient water. Resistant to Bronze Birch Borer and Japanese Beetle, River Birch is a relatively durable tree. This tree can be manicured as needed as it grows and matures. To ensure a strong & healthy root system, please follow our tree care guidelines during the initial growing seasons.

Botanical Name: Betula nigra
Hardiness Zone: 4
Tree Type: Shade | Ornamental & Flowering
Size Range: Medium Tree (25-40 feet)
Mature Height: 40'
Mature Spread: 35'
Shape: Broadly Pyramidal | Round
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Fall Color: Yellow/Gold
Flower Color: Yellow-green Catkin
Decorative Fruit: Nutlet
Landscape Uses: Accent | Shade | Privacy & Screening
Growth Rate: Rapid
Plant Tolerance: Very Adaptable
Standout Feature: Interesting bark, Striking fall color, Resistant to the Bronze Birch Borer & Japanese Beetle

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Very Beautiful

I ordered a 14ft tall River Birch and it is extremely nice. Not only is this a beautiful tree- it is huge! This is definitely a lot larger than what I was expecting. The tree is absolutely perfect and the installation was easy and painless. I had the itrees guys install the tree and it didn't even look like they were ever there. If they had a star rating it would definitely be 5 stars!

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