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Betula nigra Dura-Heat®

River Birch

This fast growing, multi-trunked native is more heat and drought tolerant and has better disease and insect resistance than the species. Dura-Heat™ has a rounded form when mature with a dense canopy of glossy green foliage that turns a buttery yellow in the fall. Bark exfoliates early revealing creamy white inner bark, extending interest into the winter. Useful as a specimen, a shade tree or grouped together to provide a screen in the summer. Deciduous. 


  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:3-9
  • Tall:40 Feet
  • Wide:25-30 Feet

Foliage Color
Green
Best Usage
Border or Bed
Naturalizing
Specimen
Soil Moisture Preference
Average
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Spring
Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Fall
Exposure
Sun
Part Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Additional Information about Betula nigra Dura-Heat®

This fast growing, multi-trunked native is more heat and drought tolerant and has better disease and insect resistance than the species. Dura-Heat™ has a rounded form when mature with a dense canopy of glossy green foliage that turns a buttery yellow in the fall. Bark exfoliates early revealing creamy white inner bark, extending interest into the winter. Useful as a specimen, a shade tree or grouped together to provide a screen in the summer. Deciduous.