How to grow River Birch

Betula nigra

Full Sun
OR
Full Shade
High

Transplanting River Birch

Transplants well.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as River Birch is a hardy plant.

How long does River Birch take to grow?

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River Birch Folklore & Trivia

Native Americans used the boiled sap as a sweetener similar to maple syrup, and the inner bark as a survival food.³

Other names for River Birch

Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch

Misspellings: river birtch, black birtch, red birtch, river burtch, black burtch, red burtch, river burch, black burch, red burch, river bhurch, black bhurch, red bhurch,

Footnotes

¹ Consiter Planting River Birch-About.com

² River Birch-A Noteworthy Native

³ “Wikipedia entry on Betula nigraen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betula_nigra