Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis

  • AKA Betula lutea
  • Upright, pyramidal habit with graceful ascending branches
  • Bark is shiny, yellowish or silvery-gray, becoming reddish-brown with age
  • Leaves are elliptical, short-pointed, saw-toothed and dark green
  • Foliage turns bright yellow in the fall
  • Long yellowish drooping catkins appear near the tip of the twigs on male plants

ZONE:
3

HEIGHT:
20-22 m

SPREAD:
12-15 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Betula alleghaniensis is typically grown as a multi-stemmed clump, although it can be grown as a single-stemmed tree.

Additional Notes about Yellow Birch:


Native to Ontario and parts of North America.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
Medium
HABIT:
Oval
Upright
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Yellow
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing