River birch (Betula nigra) is a fast-growing, shade tree native to the Mississippi River flood plain in southeastern Minnesota. It is popular for its ornamental peeling bark. As a landscape plant, it ...

The river birch (Betula nigra) is one tree that loves sun and grows quickly, at a rate of about 1 ½ to 3 feet per year. Once it's fully grown, a river birch tree will be 60 to 80 feet tall and ...