Heritage® River Birch 'Cully'
Family: Betulaceae (Birch
Family)
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Height: 40 feet
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Spread: 30 feet
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: brown (male) and green (female)
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Light: full sun to
partial shade
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Soil: average,
well-drained; but prefers acidic soils
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Moisture: medium to wet
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Use: specimen or in
small groups for lawns, parks and commercial properties, particularly for wet
soils along ponds or streams or in low spots
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Care: avoid pruning
in spring when sap is running
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Concerns: one of the most
disease-free birches, extremely resistant to the bronze birch borer and also
has good resistance to leaf spot diseases
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Native to: species native
to eastern United States
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Notes: vigorous, fast
growing, medium sized tree grown as a single trunk or multi-stemmed tree
featuring salmon-cream to brownish bark which exfoliates to reveal a creamy
white inner bark; leathery, dark green leaves turn yellow in fall; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E041
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