Bog Birch
Betula pumila
Bog birch is a low wetland birch of fens, bogs, and calcareous wet meadows, with small round leaves and a dense twiggy form. A cold-hardy host shrub for specialized wetland habitat.
- Family
- Betulaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–10 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~411 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NY, OH, OR, WI