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Sep 6, 2024 · There's a huge range of birch trees to choose from, with choices ranging from an upright or weeping habit, bright white to reddish bark, glorious autumn colour and spring catkins, or value for wildlife.
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Jul 1, 2023 · Birch trees have spectacular fall colors that can be golden yellow, vibrant orange, or fiery red. Common birch trees get their names from the bark’s distinctive colors, which can be white, silver, black, gray, or yellow. Common species of birch include the white birch, silver birch, and paper birch.
- Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Paper Birch has a long, interesting history in North America, and it happens to be my favorite birch. It was widely used to make birch bark canoes, footwear, and other products for Native Americans and early settlers in North America.
- River Birch (Betula nigra) River Birch is a popular fast-growing tree for home landscaping grown as a single-trunked or multi-trunked tree. It has unique, distinctive salmon-pink to reddish-brown bark that exfoliates profusely in multiple layers revealing lighter inner bark layers and providing year-round interest in the landscape.
- Cherry Birch (Betula lenta) Cherry Birch, often also called Sweet Birch or Black Birch, is a large tree with a single trunk with shiny reddish-brown bark that often looks like cherry bark even as it matures and forms irregular scaly plates.
- Virginia Roundleaf Birch (Betula lenta f. uber) Virginia Roundleaf Birch is a very rare botanical variant of the Cherry Birch. It is sometimes referred to as Betula uber, but plant authorities have determined it is a botanical form of the Cherry Birch rather than its own species.
- Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Primarily native to Alaska, Canada, and northern U.S. states, this tree has lovely white bark and yellow fall color. It can grow either as a single-trunk tree or in small clumps with multiple trunks.
- Bog Birch (Betula pumila) Bog birch is a medium-sized, short-lived, clump-forming shrub that thrives in wet sites and is native to North America. The plant tolerates occasional flooding, alkaline soil, clay soil, and road salt.
- River Birch (Betula nigra) River birch is an increasingly popular, fast-growing tree for the home landscape and is native to the eastern United States.
- Sweet Birch (Betula lenta) Cherry birch is a large tree that grows from a single main trunk. Shiny, red-brown bark and yellow foliage make this an attractive tree for lawns and naturalized areas.
- River Birch Tree (Betula nigra) "River" birch is called so because, in its native habitat, it is often found growing near rivers. An alternate common name is "black" birch, which is reflected in the species name, nigra (Latin for "black").
- Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Another birch tree grown as much for its peeling bark as for its fall foliage is the paper birch (Betula papyrifera). Its fall foliage color is yellow.
- Gray Birch (Betula populifolia) The fall foliage of gray birch trees (Betula populifolia) is similar to paper birch tree. But gray birch trees grow in clumps, producing multiple trunks, and their bark, which does not peel, is not especially attractive.
- Young's Weeping Birch (Betula pendula Youngii) Young's weeping birch (Betula pendula Youngii) is a dwarf white birch variety that reaches a height of 6 to 12 feet at maturity.
Nov 4, 2023 · There are three common birch species: Paper Birch, Yellow Birch, and River Birch, each with distinct characteristics such as bark color and leaf shape. Birch trees have various uses and importance, including being shade trees, providing valuable wood for furniture, and being susceptible to diseases that require monitoring and preventive measures.
Dec 18, 2021 · How do I identify a birch tree? The easiest way to identify a birch tree is to look at its bark. Firstly, consider its color – is it white, yellow, red or darker? – this will help to limit the potential type of birch tree. Next look at the texture of the bark, is it peeling or attached? Finally look at the marking on the tree, are there lines?
