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River Birch
It is excellent in wet soil. Plant as a specimen, or as a windbreak, plant 20’ apart in the row. This deciduous tree can withstand extended periods of flooding. It displays a light reddish brown cinnamon bark that peels and flakes to give that beautiful look that the birch family is noted for. The River Birch has dark green summer foliage and turns a golden yellow in the fall. Best adapted to moist, acid soils, but will survive dry soils. Native, graceful branching, easy to transplant; best not to prune in spring - sap "bleeds" and is heat tolerant. The River Birch trees are beautiful in the summer and winter, are widely adaptable, and heat tolerant. The River Birch tree, Betula Nigra, is a very handsome tree for estates, parks, golf courses and any other large areas. Not bothered by the bronze birch borer. ... more information
Pignut Hickory The Pignut Hickory tree, Carya glabra, has medium green broad, flat leaves and firm, gray bark. The bark may be marked in a sort of diamond pattern by shallow furrows and narrow ridges. It occurs with other hickories and with oaks, characteristically on hillsides and ridges. Pignut Hickory trees, as with other hickories, has wood that is tough and strong. The nuts of this particular hickory, unlike some of the others, are bitter and scarcely edible. |
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