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Plant Description and Details
Water Birch - The name says it all. It can be found gracing riverbanks, streamsides & edges of bogs in the wild. A relation of the popular Paper Birch, Water Birch has shiny, reddish bark similar to cherry bark. Its multiple stems and glossy leavesgrow quickly to provide an attractive specimen tree or a screen for a pond or creek. Green catkins appear in the spring, followed by brown conelike catkins that hold the mature seed in the fall.
| Common Names | Water Birch |
| Community | Riparian |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Native Range | Streamsides between WA and MT, south to CA and NM |
| Native States | CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 4 |
| Exposure | Sun - Part Shade |
| Placement | Feature tree, tall brushy screen or in a shrub/tree grouping on a moister site. |
| Mature Height | 20+ ft. |
| Mature Width | 15 ft. |
| Group Spacing | 8-10' |
| Blossom Color | Green Catkins |
| Establishment Tips | Water at planting and 3-4 times deeply the first summer. |
| Maintenance Tips | Prune when young to promote desired tree form and irrigate as needed to avoid wilt. |
| Wildlife | Birds |
| Plants Symbol | BEOC2 |
| Family Name | Betulaceae |
| Lewis & Clark | No |
