Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch

Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch

Betula lenta

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

  • Yellow fall foliage colour is considered one of the best of the species
  • Attractive, dark, shiny red almost black bark
  • Strong wintergreen scent to its bark and leaves
  • Upright-pyramidal when young, irregular rounded with age
  • Male and female catkins
  • Grows best in full sun
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist, Well-drained
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
13.0 – 18.0
Mature Spread (meters)
11.0 – 15.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Columnar
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Attracts Birds
Fragrant
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Plant in a fertile, moist, well-drained soil that is slightly acidic. Will tolerate rocky, dry sites, however hot, dry locations should be avoided.
Notes
Also referred to as Black Birch, Liliental, Mahogany Birch.

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