Scientific Name: Betula nigra

Trail Location: 51

  1. General Info
  2. Flowers
  3. Leaves
  4. Fruit
  5. Wildlife Value
  6. Addtional Info

Plant Type: Deciduous

Family: Betulaceae (Birch)

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

USDA Plant Id: BENI

Height: 30 - 70

Spread: 40 - 60

Flowering Month: March, April, May

Flower:: Minimal

Host plant for Mourning Cloak, Dreamy Duskywing and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies

River Birch Info