The Davey Nursery

More resistant to borers, this plant is slowly replacing the widely used white birch. The exfoliating bark exposes the cinnamon color of the younger stem. Grown as a multi-stemmed clump. River birch reaches a mature height of more than 40 feet, sometimes upwards of 90 feet.

Hardiness Zones: 4-9

Habit: deciduous

Growth rate: fast

Ideal planting location: part shade to full sun; well-drained soil; moderate drought tolerance.

Form: narrow, oval to pyramidal crown when young, spreading wider with age as several branches become dominant.

Height: 40-50 feet

Width: 25-35 feet

Leaf: 2-4 inches; green leaves; yellow in autumn.