Latin: Betula nigra
Other common names: black birch, red birch, water birch, cinnamon birch
Mature Height: It is a deciduous tree growing to 80 ft, rarely to 100 ft, high with a trunk up to 2 ft, rarely 5 ft, diameter, often with multiple trunks
Soil / Climate: While it is commonly found in flood plains and/or swamps it will grow on higher land. It better adapts to heat than other birches.
Notes: insect resistant. River birch are good for large residences, public grounds, parks, golf courses, etc. Native Americans used the boiled sap as a sweetener similar to maple syrup, and the inner bark as a survival food.
Cold Stream Farm supplies River Birch trees which are grown as bare root seedlings and transplants and sold both wholesale and retail with no minimum order.
