It has limited ornamental use.
River birch tree florida.
Its diamond shaped double toothed leaves produce an erect or spreading canopy that covers.
This tree occurs in southern new england west through pennsylvania and southern wisconsin to southeastern minnesota.
Its attractive bark is especially striking in the winter when the rest of the tree is bare.
Nigra commonly occurs in floodplains and swamps.
River birch is hardy grows rapidly but tends to be short lived 30 to 40 years in many urban settings possibly due to inadequate water supply.
South to northern florida in the east and eastern texas in the west.
Situate the tree so it receives adequate water.
River birch is a fast growing deciduous semi aquatic tree that reaches between 50 and 90 feet in height.
The river birch is a popular tree for river banks and wet parts of the garden.
The tree requires an acid soil otherwise it becomes chlorotic.
River birch tolerates low soil oxygen flooding and clay soil but needs moist conditions.
Keep reading to learn more river birch tree facts such as river birch tree care and effectively using river birch trees in the landscape of your home.
Use the wood of the river birch is used locally for fuel and occasionally for woodenware and turnery.
It is one of the few heat tolerant birches in a family of mostly cold weather trees which do not thrive in usda zone 6 and up.