Native Plant
Why Choose Native Plants?
✔ Perfect for Upstate NY: Thrives in cold winters and hot summers with minimal care.
✔ Pollinator Magnet: Attracts butterflies, bees, and birds to your garden.
✔ Eco-Friendly & Low Maintenance: Uses less water, no pesticides, and keeps your soil healthy.
Less work for you, more benefits for nature—it's a win-win!
River Birch | Betula nigra
River Birch | Betula nigra
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This vigorous grower has exfoliating bark that is salmon pink to orange. While it tolerates wet, poorly drained soils, it does well in upland soils, and is resistant to bronze birch borer. Clumps have three or more stems.
Read moreThis vigorous grower has exfoliating bark that is salmon pink to orange. While it tolerates wet, poorly drained soils, it does well in upland soils, and is resistant to bronze birch borer. Clumps have three or more stems.
Height: 45-50'
Spread: 30-35'
Shape: Oval
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Glossy green
Fall Foliage: Golden yellow
Zone: 4-8


About River Birch


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This vigorous grower has exfoliating bark that is salmon pink to orange.
Read moreThis vigorous grower has exfoliating bark that is salmon pink to orange. While it tolerates wet, poorly drained soils, it does well in upland soils, and is resistant to bronze birch borer. Clumps have three or more stems.
Height: 45-50'
Spread: 30-35'
Shape: Oval
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Glossy green
Fall Foliage: Golden yellow
Zone: 4-8