GRAY BIRCH
- Full to Part Sun and Average to Wet Soil
- 20-40 Ft. Deciduous Tree
- Catkins in Spring
Gray Birch grows best in full to part sun in medium to wet soils. The shallow root system appreciates cool shelter provided by mulch. This native tree can spread by suckers to be multi trunk in form. Known for its chalky white bark, the foliage is shaped like poplar leaves and shares the trait of leaf shimmering in breezes. Birch trees support 381 species of moths and butterflies. Mammals and birds also benefit from the presence of Gray Birch in the landscape.
