Fox Valley® River Birch

Fox Valley® River Birch

Betula nigra Fox Valley® ('Little King')

An ornamental birch with attractive exfoliating bark and graceful canopy, valued for multi-season interest in residential and naturalized landscapes.

  • Dense, compact growth with an irregular crown
  • Leathery, diamond-shaped leaves are dark green in the summer, bright yellow in the fall
  • Orange to brown-coloured bark exfoliates to reveal a lighter inner bark
  • An excellent specimen, known for its unique bark characteristics
  • Commonly used for specimen
  • Grows best in full sun
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
2.0 – 3.0
Mature Spread (meters)
2.0 – 3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Yellow
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Betula nigracultivars are some of the most disease-free birches. Use as a specimen or in small groupings in any landscape, and in particular for wet soils along ponds, streams or in low areas. fox Valley is a very slow-growing cultivar.

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