Another appealing feature is the shimmering contrast when the leaves flutter in the wind revealing a lower leaf surface of a different color than the upper surface.
River birch tree fall color.
It s rare to find a deciduous tree that makes a big impact in the winter garden but the birch is an exception.
In the winter its showy silver trunk adds beauty to the.
River birch make incredible long lived fast growing windbreaks.
Another birch tree grown as much for its peeling bark as for its fall foliage is the paper birch betula papyrifera.
The chalky bark or paper is more striking than that of the river birch trees sometimes attaining to almost a pure white which is why it is also sometimes called white birch.
River birch is a popular fast growing native tree for the home landscape.
The bright spring foliage and vibrant fall color will be dazzling against that steady evergreen backdrop.
Dark green foliage turns a beautiful buttery yellow in the fall.
Don t forget to include some in your shelterbelts in front of larger evergreen trees.
This species is resistant to bronze birch borer bbb.
Use river birch clumps as a super way to create the walls of specialty garden rooms.
Its leaves turn bright yellow in autumn.
Attractive salmon pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark.
Trees typically live 50 75 years.
River birch as an ornamental tree offers fall and winter color to parks yards and street sides.