Betula alleghaniensis
Common name: Yellow Birch
A moderate to fast-growing birch that prefers moist garden soil and some protection. You must be prepared to water because it does not tolerate drought (4 weeks of no rain). This birch is the most shade-tolerant of its family, needing only a few hours of sunlight. Should be planted in an area of the yard that is readily accessible so you can break off a twig. The broken twigs smell and taste like wintergreen. The pioneers would harvest 60 saplings (however big that was!) for one quart of wintergreen essence.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Trees
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic
Light exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom period
Spring
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Moist Woods, Savannas, Woodlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump, Single trunk
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Yellowish Catkin
Fall color
Yellow
Size
- Mature height
- 30 Feet
- Mature width
- 20 Feet
- Max height
- 40 Feet
- Max width
- 30 Feet
Additional information
Great for Screening/Border Plantings Loved by birds Rain garden suited
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