Station 1
Botanical Name: Betula nigra ‘Heritage’
Common Name: Heritage River Birch
Major Deciduous Tree
Native Origin: Eastern United States
Height: 40’-75’ May Reach 100’y
Spread: 30’-55’
Form: Rounded or Oval Canopy and Commonly Multi-Stemmed
Flowers: 2”-3” Yellow Brown or Green Catkins
Fruit: Small Nutlet in Catkin
Bark: Varies from Silvery Gray to Reddish Brown. Bark peels or exfoliates into paper thin strips.
Comments: Heritage River Birch is a landscape cultivator of the common river birch. Valuable in landscape applications because its attractive bark has a wide range of color variation, and hardy of both colder and warmer climates. As the name suggests this tree is tolerant of moist soils, and found around streams, lakes and wetlands.