River Birch
Betula occidentalis
Matchcode: BEOCCIDE
Height: 7 - 8m (23 - 26 FT.)
Spread: 4 - 5m (13 - 16 FT.)
Small, pyramidal, native tree with shiny, red-brown bark highlighted by white horizontal lines. Oval, toothed, bright green foliage with lighter yellow-green underside turns yellow in fall. Loves wet, sandy, acidic sites. Available in clump and tree form. Prune only in full-leaf.