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Betula alleghaniensisBetula alleghaniensis

yellow birch

Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS RM

Characteristics

Height: 60-80'
Spread: 35-50'
Flowers: Apr.-May; yellow green
Fruit: Jul.-Oct.; green to tan; cone/cone-like
Fall color: golden yellow

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.6-8
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

moist, rich uplands to low-lying swamps and borders of streams, elevated floodplain terrace and knobs

Native to

Region: Mountain *
States: MD PA NY WV VA

Wildlife

Songbird Small mammal *
high wildlife value

Notes

fall color; attractive winter texture and color; prefers cool, moist conditions, common on calcareous soils


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/446.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004