Betula lutea

• BOTANICAL NAME:  Betula lutea
• COMMON NAME:  Yellow birch
• FAMILY:   Betulaceae
• NATIVITY: Native to the Rockies.  Grows well in rich wooded mountains.  Found in the North and down the Appalachian Trail to Georgia.
• GROWTH HABIT: 60’-70’ (100’)
• HARDINESS:  USDA Zones 3 - 7
• OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS:  Full sun and moist soil.
• SUCCESSIONAL STATUS: Seral
• FACULTATIVE STATUS: Facultative
• LANDSCAPE VALUE:  Bright yellow fall color.  Exfoliating bark
• FOLIAGE:  Alternante, simple, ovate leaf.  
• BUDS:  Imbricately scaled
• BARK: Yellow coloration to the bark, smooth with horizontal lenticels
• FRUIT:  Fruiting catkins
• PESTS: None specific
• IMAGES (click to enlarge)

	Foliage	Bark (1)	Bark (2)