Birch

One of the most elegant garden trees, birches make a graceful statement with open, airy branches and roughly textured trunks. They're especially dramatic when planted as an allee, in rows on either side of a path, in a grove, or near water where their impact is doubled in reflection. River birch is a U.S. native that's among the easiest to grow.

Light:

Sun, Part Sun

Zones:

2-7

Plant Type:

Tree

Plant Height:

30-70 feet tall

Plant Width:

15-25 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes

Special Features:

Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Winter Interest, Attracts Birds, Tolerates Wet Soil

Top Varieties

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Cherry birch

(Betula lenta) features dark-brown bark. This tree is native to North America. It grows 50 feet tall and 40 feet wide. Zones 3-7
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River birch

(Betula nigra) is native to North America and features attractive peeling orange- brown bark and bright-yellow fall leaf color. It grows 60 feet tall and 40 feet wide. Zones 4-9
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Paperbark birch

(Betula papyrifera) bears peeling white bark. Native to areas of North America, it grows 70 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Zones 2-7
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