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Hardiness Zone: 4-9
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Mature Height: 30-40 Feet
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Mature Spread: 25-35 Feet
Buy Dura Heat® River Birch online. Dura Heat® River Birch is pyramidal to oval headed in youth, often rounded in outline at maturity. The trunk is usually divided into several large arching branches close to the ground. It has spectacular thick glossy olive green foliage in summer changing to yellow in fall.
Family: Betulaceae
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Common Name: Birch
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DURA HEAT® RIVER BIRCH Plant Characteristics
Bark Color*
| • | White |
Bark Type*
| • | Exfoliating |
| • | Smooth |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – High Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Low Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Moderate Resistance |
Growth Habit*
| • | Large Growing |
| • | Upright Growing |
Growth Rate*
| • | Fast |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Light Yellow/Brilliant Yellow |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Deciduous/Herbaceous |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Birds |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Tree |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Adapts Well to Wet Areas |
| • | Average |
| • | Moist |
| • | Prefers Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Graft |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Year-Round |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Near Water Gardens or Ponds |
| • | Provides Shade |
| • | Wind/Dust Break |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Sun |








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