Trees
Yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 60 to 80+ ft Width: 60 to 80 ft
- Bloom Color
- Yellowish Catkin
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FAC Facultative — occurs in wetlands and non-wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Can tolerate moderate soil salt levels and salt spray
Notes
Cool, moist soils preferred; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Food sources for birds and numerous mammals; provides nesting habitat for norther saw-whet owls; larval host plant for numerous butterfly and moth species