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Betula lenta

Sweet Birch

  • »  Native
  • »  Easy to grow
  • »  Fast grower
  • »  Attractive brown bark
  • »  Fall color
  • »  Attracts birds and insects

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Betula lenta is one of the great unsung heroes in the native landscape. Easy to grow, tolerant of wet areas and partial shade, this fast growing tree takes on a tight pyramidal form when young only to broaden out to a more open, widely pyramidal shape as it matures. Big, ovate, shiny green leaves cover its branches in early spring about the same time that a large display of catkins covers those same branches. These catkins are the male flowers of this tree and are quite showy. While Betula lenta is not endowed with the flashy white bark of some of its relatives, its brown bark is attractive and it turns nearly black and separates into plates as it ages. Great yellow fall foliage color will light up the landscape on this tree that provides great cover for native birds and insects along with a food source from its small seeds to these same birds

Attributes
Fall Color
Focal Point
Native
Specimen
Maintenance and Care
No Deadheading
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Songbirds
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Fall
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Betula lenta

Thrives in full to partial sun, requiring average water and moist, well-drained soil.