Betula nigra heritage is a river birch tree.
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Genus betula can be deciduous trees or shrubs usually colouring well in autumn and often with striking white pink or peeling brown bark.
Small delicate light green leaves turn a soft yellow in autumn.
Nigra is a bushy deciduous tree to 15m or more with peeling bark at first reddish brown later almost black.
The bark is so varied within the species that its colours range from a rich mahogany to a pure white to a peeling golden brown.
Betula trees or birch trees are deservedly some of the most popular types of trees that we sell.
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.
If you re planting river birch in spring or summer water well for the first few months.
Unless it s a multi stem form we recommend planting river birch trees with a stake and tie kit to ensure the roots are well anchored instructions are in the planting guide.
They grow quickly and tend to showcase white silver or even sometimes a bark with a slight pinkish tinge.
Aftercare of betula nigra black star trees.
Betula nigra river birch betula nigra is a large deciduous tree with the potential for growing to 25m tall with a wide ovoid crown and gracefully arching branches.
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The river birch is a popular tree for river banks and wet parts of the garden.
Birch trees are amongst the most well known and elegant trees in the uk.
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Its attractive bark is especially striking in the winter when the rest of the tree is bare.
The river birch is a large tree which is a welcome inclusion in planting schemes in which tree in wet or boggy ground when choice may otherwise be limited to utility trees with less ornamental qualities.
Fully hardy growing in sun or semi shade silver birch will grow in most well drained soils.
Height spread in 10 years 5m x 3m.
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A beautiful slender tree with distinctive silver bark and delicate weeping branches the silver birch is one of the first to leaf in spring.
It is probably best known for the beautiful pink brown bark which exfoliates to reveal a creamy white underneath and gives a fantastic display all year round.
Birch cast light shade and this is what makes them an ideal choice for those who wish to grow other plants and trees below them.