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BETULA (Birch) |
| A handsome single or multi-stemmed specimen tree with unequaled bark and stem characteristics all year. Birch will prefer moist, acid, fertile soils. The bark color improves with age. |
| BETULA jacquemontii |
Whitebarked Himalayan Birch |
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| Height: 30-40' Width: 18-20' | Zone: 5 |
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| In its best form, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful trees on the planet. The bark is milk white, the foliage medium green. Graceful, open-branched pyramidal form. | |||
| Singles #15 container 1¾-2" 2-2½" 2½-3" |
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| BETULA nigra |
River Birch |
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| Height: 40-50' Width: 30-40' | Zone: 4 |
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| A native Birch with reddish to cinnamon colored exfoliating bark. Yellow fall foliage color. Full rounded growth habit. Withstands wet soils as well as dry. Has excellent borer resistance. | |||
| Singles 2½-3" 3-3½" |
Clumps 6-8' - B & B 8-9' - #20 container 8-10' - B & B 10-12' - B & B 12-14' - B & B 14-16' - B & B |
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| BETULA nigra 'Heritage' |
Heritage Birch |
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| Height: 25-50' Width: 25-35' | Zone: 3 |
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| The Heritage Birch is characterized by its reddish to cinnamon exfoliating bark, borer resistance and fast growth rate. | |||
| Singles 2-2½" 2½-3" |
Clumps 6-8' 8-10' - B & B 10-12' - B & B 12-14' - B & B |
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| BETULA nigra ' Summer Cascade' |
Weeping River Birch |
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| Height: 6' Width: 10' | Zone: 4 |
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| New cultivar is a great sub for Youngs Weeping Birch, excellent resistance to Bronze Birch Borer and good resistance to Birch Leaf Miner. Graceful, arching branches weep to the ground forming a unique specimen or focal point in the landscape. | |||
| #15 container 2-2½" B & B 2½-3" |
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| BETULA pendula 'Youngi' |
Youngs Weeping Birch |
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| Height: 10-15' Width: 15' | Zone: 3 |
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| Branches cascade downward with rich green leaves against its white bark. Can be pruned to shape and individualize the characters of each tree. | |||
| #15 container 1¾-2" B & B 2-2½" B & B |
Specimen serpentine forms available. | |
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| BETULA platyphylla japonica 'Whitespire' |
Whitespire Birch |
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| Height: 35-40' Width: 12-15' | Zone: 4 |
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| A recently preferred Birch selection based on its pure white bark color and resistance to leaf miner and birch borer. Glossy dark green foliage turns yellow in the fall. The tree maintains a pyramidal habit and strong central leader. | |||
| Singles 2-2½" 2½-3" 3-3½" |
Clumps #20 container 8-10' 10-12' 12-14' |
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