Betula nigra 'Whit XXV' ~ City Slicker® River Birch

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15 GALLON MULTI STEM
15 GALLON TREE FORM

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City Slicker® River Birch an attractive native deciduous tree with a symmetrical oval crown and its unique peeling bark that reveals striking white inner bark similar to paper birch. Its glossy dark green foliage turns golden yellow in fall. Grows best in moist, fertile acidic soils, but can tolerate both drier and semi-aquatic conditions. City Slicker has very high resistance level of river birch to bronze birch borer.

Type:	Tree
Origins:	Eastern N. America; GA Native
Height:	40’ - 70’
Spread:	40’ - 60’
Spacing:	50’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Brown
Season of Interest:	Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. It can take clay and poorly drained soils. Weakened birches are vulnerable to the bronze birch borer which can be fatal Some susceptibility to aphids, leaf miner and iron chlorosis in high pH soils.

LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or Grove, Wetlands and ponds, Wo o dland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Native Garden, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Sweetflag, Buckeye, Tea Berry

IMAGES: Boone County Arboretum, untitled, (2) Plant Image Library, Betula nigra

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.