Description
Betula nigra ‘Little King’
CT RG
Soil: Well-drained
Light: Full to Part Sun
Moisture: Average to Moist
Plant Height: to 12 feet
Plant Width: to 12 feet
Pests: None
Landscape Value: Great as a specimen tree or in small groupings. Good in rain gardens, and in low spots and along streams and ponds.
A showy winter display! Fast-growing, compact, deciduous tree with dense branches to the ground. Lustrous dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall. Satiny cream-colored bark exfoliates at maturity to reveal a cinnamon-brown layer. Prefers moist soils, but adaptable to drier sites. Attracts seed-eating birds and small mammals. Great for erosion control.
5 gallon pot
