Betula nigra 'Cully'
Heritage® River Birch
Heritage River Birch is a fast-growing, medium-sized native deciduous tree that can have a single or multiple trunks. It’s dark green leathery double-toothed leaves turn yellow in fall, and its attractive bark is a salmon to reddish-brown and exfoliates to show a creamy white interior in winter. Grows best in rich moist acidic soils. Extremely resistant to birch borer and good resistance to leaf spot.
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Type: |
Tree |
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Height: |
40’ - 70’ |
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Spread: |
40’ - 60’ |
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Spacing: |
50’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Brown |
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Season of Interest: |
Fall, Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. It can take clay and poorly drained soils. Weakened birches are vulnerable to the bronze birch borer which can be fatal Some susceptibility to aphids, leaf miner and iron chlorosis in high pH soils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen planting or Grove, Wetlands and ponds, Woodland Garden, Naturalized Areas, Native Garden, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Sweetflag, Buckeye, Tea Berry
IMAGES: Michael Rivera, Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, Heritage River Birch Betula nigra 'Cully', CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Betula nigra Heritage 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by Maggie, Betula nigra 'Cully', (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Betula nigra Heritage 9zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
