Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
A long-lived northern hardwood with shining bronze-gold curling bark and wintergreen-scented twigs. Prefers cool, moist, rich soils and tolerates more shade than other birches.
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–75 ft
- Spacing
- 25–45 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~411 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- CT, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV