River birch tolerates low soil oxygen flooding and clay soil but needs moist conditions.
River birch tree florida.
Its diamond shaped double toothed leaves produce an erect or spreading canopy that covers.
Its attractive bark is especially striking in the winter when the rest of the tree is bare.
River birch typically reaches about 35 feet in height with a network of fine branches making up a narrow to oval shaped crown.
It has limited ornamental use.
Situate the tree so it receives adequate water.
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.
Use the wood of the river birch is used locally for fuel and occasionally for woodenware and turnery.
South to northern florida in the east and eastern texas in the west.
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 is hardy grows rapidly but tends to be short lived 30 to 40 years in many urban settings possibly due to inadequate water supply.
Nigra commonly occurs in floodplains and swamps.
Betula nigra the black birch river birch or water birch is a species of birch native to the eastern united states from new hampshire west to southern minnesota and south to northern florida and west to texas.
River birch is a fast growing deciduous semi aquatic tree that reaches between 50 and 90 feet in height.