Betula occidentalis
Size: #15
15-20 feet high x 15-20 feet wide
Broad rounded shape
Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Shade
$220
Available for the Early Order Sale!
A beautiful native with glossy, burgundy bark dotted with white lenticels! Found along the lower parts of mountain streams, this is one of the most gorgeous native trees in Wyoming! Multi-stemmed and grown as an accent or under story tree along streams or near downspouts and watered lawns.
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death.