Betula nigra 'Heritage'

A graceful tree with pendant branches. Shiny, deep-green leaves turn yellow in autumn. Bears long, striking, male catkins in late winter. Has peeling bark that on younger trees is pink to orange-brown and reveals lighter, cream-white bark when peeling. On older trees the bark is red to grey-brown developing to almost black. Thrives in both moist and dry positions.

Exotic

Deciduous

Tolerates windy sites

Clay soils

Poor draining soils

Dry soils

Street

Family: Betulaceae, birch family, a family of deciduous, nut-bearing trees and shrubs.

Genus: Betula, betula (Latin, noun), meaning 'birch tree'. Commonly known as birch, a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs.

Species: Betula nigra, nigrā (Latin, adjective), meaning 'black, dark', in reference to the colour of the bark on mature trees.

Cultivar: Betula nigra 'Heritage'

Synonyms: Betula nigra 'Cully'

Common Name: River Birch

Description: A graceful tree with pendant branches. Shiny, deep-green leaves turn yellow in autumn. Bears long, striking, male catkins in late winter. Has peeling bark that on younger trees is pink to orange-brown and reveals lighter, cream-white bark when peeling. On older trees the bark is red to grey-brown developing to almost black. Thrives in both moist and dry positions.

Height: 10m

Width: 5m

Uses: Street

Tolerates: Windy

Soil Type: Clay soils, Poor draining soils, Dry soils

Winter Foliage: Deciduous

Origin: Exotic

Stem:

• Summer: White, Pink, Orange, Brown, Black

• Autumn: White, Pink, Orange, Brown, Black

• Winter: White, Pink, Orange, Brown, Black

• Spring: White, Pink, Orange, Brown, Black

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Yellow

• Winter: None

• Spring: Green