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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001948
11/12/99
Betula occidentalis--Water Birch
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 6
Height: 25 ft Spread: 25 feet Form: spreading
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Comments: This small, spreading tree has reddish brown
bark and pendulous branches. On some sites, the plant may
be a large shrub. Water birch is a native of the western
United States where it grows along streams. Consequently,
water birch requires a moist soil. The fall foliage color
is yellow.
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