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 ...

River birch trees have been described as a fast-growing tree that'll provide natural shade to your yard. It often grows in wetter soils and helps work against erosion caused by floods, which is ...

Even if it affects more than 60% of the leaves, well-watered birch trees can tolerate the damage. Damage caused by second generation leafminers is less serious, because they do not attack fully ...