Betula alleghaniensis

Common Name: Yellow Birch

Plant Type: Tree

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: Part sun - Shade

Soil Moisture: mesic

Soil Type: All

Height: 60 - 80 ft

Bloom Time: late spring

Flower Colour:

Details/Comments: Ontario’s largest birch. Twigs/leaves good tea. Often root on nurse logs- trees on stilts.

Picture Copyright: John Oyston