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Photo Credits:
W. Mark and J. Reimer
Photo Locations:
The National Arboretum - Washington, DC
HERITAGE RIVER BIRCH
Betula nigra
'Heritage'
General Notes
Branches droop but resist breakage.
List all Betulaceae | Betula
- Betula nigra 'Heritage' - Betulaceae
- Habit: Erect
Has Deciduous foliage. - Shape: Conical or Oval
- Sunset Zones: 1 - 24
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Wet but Well Drained Soil
- Soil Type: Clay, Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Acidic
- Salinity Tolerance: Moderate Inland
- Salt Spray Tolerance: Low
- Height: 40 - 50 feet
- Canopy Width: 25 - 35 feet
- Growth Rate: 24 or More Inches per Season
- Landscape Use: Specimen, Shade Tree, Street Tree or Screen, Hedged
- Leaves: Green. Gold in Fall. Deciduous.
- Flowers: Inconspicuous, Brown. Flowers in Spring or Winter. Has separate male and female flowers on the same tree (monoecious).
- Fruit: Brown
- Pest & Disease: Susceptible to Leaf Miner, Leaf Spot and Scorch
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Dense to Very Dense in Leaf
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as Low
- Wildlife Notes:
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