Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

river birch - Betula nigra

USDA Plant Code: BENI Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: wet - dry Height: 40-80 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: yellow/green Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Tree(s); Florida Division of Plant Industry , Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Blaine, MN Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Peeling bark on a 8-10 year old tree Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Mississippi River flood plain Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Mississippi River flood plain Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); With buds and preformed staminate aments Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); River Birch, a native tree to Kentucky, being used in a residential landscape setting. David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; View of trunk. River Birch, a native tree to Kentucky, being used in a residential landscape setting. David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; View of canopy. River Birch, a native tree to Kentucky, being used in a residential landscape setting David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Lateral bud Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Lateral bud Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; On young tree Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bobby Pinto, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bobby Pinto, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Spring Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Spring Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Spring Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); male catkin flowers at the tip of the branch Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Michasia Dowdy, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); mature Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Betula nigra variegated John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Stem(s); 8/21/15 Stem with snow Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Martin County, KY Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Arboretum UGA Tifton Campus Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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