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Heritage River Birch

Heritage River Birch

Zones: 4 - 9
$18.99 Regular Price
Member Price: $14.99
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When you order trees from The Arbor Day Foundation, your order is guaranteed to arrive in a good, healthy condition or we’ll replace them at no charge. Your trees will be shipped at a suitable time for planting. Each tree and plant is guaranteed to grow, or we’ll replace it within six months of shipment. See details for more information.

The river birch is a popular shade tree in the United States. This Heritage variety offers the most colorful bark of any cultivar on the market — displaying curls of light brown, orange, and purple all year long. It’s also fast-growing, disease resistant, drought and flood tolerant, and great at withstanding severe weather.

  • Features spreading limbs and colorful, peeling park
  • Provides beautiful yellow fall foliage
  • Does well in both dry and wet conditions
  • Can withstand strong wind and ice
  • Grows two to three feet each year
The Heritage River Birch Grows in zones 4 - 9

Your Tree’s Personality

Shape

Oval, Pyramidal

Growth Speed

Fast

Scientific Name

Betula nigra ‘Heritage’

Mature Spread

25-35'

Mature Height

40-50'

Shipping Height

3'- 4'

Sun Preference

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil Preference

Acidic, Clay, Drought, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained

History/Lore

River birch wood was once used for ox yokes, wooden shoes and other products around the farm. But they were rather distained by loggers as knotty and spindly, therefore often left to grow along the river bank to control erosion.

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