Heritage® River Birch (Multi-Branch)

Betula nigra 'Cully'

Pronunciation: BET-ew-luh NY-gruh
SKU #01429
3-7

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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: Full sun
WATER: Keep soil moist to wet.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 40 to 60 ft. tall and wide; 70 ft. tall in ideal conditions.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-7

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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for foliage and bark.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Fall Color, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Very Wet Areas, Road Salt Tolerant
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitPyramidal
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape UseWindbreak
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsChokeberry (Aronia); Sweet Flag (Acorus); Japanese Water Iris (Iris ensata); Sweetspire (Itea); Clethra (Clethra); Buckeye (Aesculus); Button Bush (Cephalanthus)
Care InstructionsThrives 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.
LoreNamed an Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists.
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Bloom TimeInconspicuous; prized for foliage and bark.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesAttractive Bark, Fall Color, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Very Wet Areas, Road Salt Tolerant
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitPyramidal
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseWindbreak
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsChokeberry (Aronia); Sweet Flag (Acorus); Japanese Water Iris (Iris ensata); Sweetspire (Itea); Clethra (Clethra); Buckeye (Aesculus); Button Bush (Cephalanthus)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives 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
LoreNamed an Urban Tree of the Year by the Society of Municipal Arborists.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly

100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.