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Heritage® River Birch (Multi-Branch)

Betula nigra 'Cully'

Sku #1429

A beautiful, multi-branched tree prized for its highly textural, colorful, peeling bark. An exceptional silhouette for night lighting. Provides striking winter interest. This versatile, highly heat tolerant tree thrives in riparian settings with high water tables and problematic low wet soils, yet adapts to mild drought when established. Deciduous.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly to maintain wet or evenly moist soil - weekly or more.
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Detail
Key Feature
Attractive Textured Bark
Light Needs
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Coastal Exposure, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Specimen, Very Wet Areas, Windbreak, Woodland Garden
Watering Needs:Water regularly to maintain wet or evenly moist soil - weekly or more.
Botanical Pronunciation:BET-ew-luh NY-gruh
Plant type:Tree
Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
Growth habit:Pyramidal
Growth rate:Fast
Average landscape size:Quickly reaches 40 to 60 ft. tall and wide; 70 ft. tall in ideal conditions.
Special features:Attractive Bark, Bird Friendly, Fall Color, Fast Growing, North American Native Selection, Tolerates Road Salt
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Inconspicuous; prized for foliage and bark.
Garden styleRustic
Companion PlantsChokeberry (Aronia); Sweet Flag (Acorus); Japanese Water Iris (Iris ensata); Sweetspire (Itea); Clethra (Clethra); Buckeye (Aesculus); Button Bush (Cephalanthus)
Care
Care Information
Thrives in deep, loamy, moist but well-drained soil amended with sand or gravel, but highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly in first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; once established tolerates mild drought, but reaches maximum growth in rich, fertile, evenly moist soils. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring.
History & Lore
History:
Betula nigra occupies a large eastern north-south ranges in North America - from Minnesota to Florida, where it thrives in riparian settings in rich alluvial soils.
Lore:
Named an Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municpal Arborists.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3 - 7

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